HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Archaeology & Ancient near East

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Prof. Nathan Wasserman

Coordinator Email: nathan.wasserman@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: By appointment

Teaching Staff:
Prof Nathan Wasserman

Course/Module description:
An overview of 3000 years of political and cultural history of ancient Mesopotamia. Focusing on important kings and cities

Course/Module aims:
Key-terms in the history and culture of ancient Mesopotamia: kings, gods, crucial events

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Know c. 20 names of kings from Mesopotamia, c. 20 city names whose role was crucial during the ages

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal

Course/Module Content:
* The geographic and the linguistic arena. Time-line. The Sumerian King List.
* Gilgamesh and Uruk
* Eanatum, Gudea and Lagash
* Sargon and Akkad
* Naram-Sin and Ebla
* Shulgi and Ur
* Hammurabi and Babylon
* Zimri-lim and Mari
* Ashurnasirpal and Kalah
* Sennacherib and Nineveh
* Nabukodonosor and Babylon
* Nabunaid and Harran
* Alexander and Babylon

Required Reading:
Will be given prior to each lesson

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 10 %
Project work 90 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
The subjects of the classes and their order may change