HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Archaeology and Ancient Near East

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Wayne Horowitz

Coordinator Email: wayne.horowitz@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: Sunday 15:00
Arch 215

Teaching Staff:
Prof Wayne Horowitz

Course/Module description:
An introduction to Mesopotamia (Cuneiform Civilization) in the third millennium BCE. Studies in the culture, literature, and history of the period.

Course/Module aims:
To provide a first look at Ancient Mesopotamian civilization.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To write intelligently about the major issues relating to Ancient Mesopotamia in the third millennium BCE.

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures

Course/Module Content:
חדש: אתנה והנשר (
8.12)
ש. שפרה וי. קליין, בימים הרחוקים ההם: אתנה והנשר (141-162), עלילות לוגלבנדה (162-141)
W. Horowitz, Mesopoamian Cosmic Geography 3-19

7. גיבורים (15.12)
P. Michalowski, ‘Sumerian Literature, An Overview,’ in J. Sasson ed CANE IV 2279-2291.
B. Alster, ‘Epic Tales from Ancient Sumer: Enmerkar, Lugalbanda, and Other Cunning Heroes’ in J. Sasson ed CANE IV 2315-2326
ש. שפרה וי. קליין, בימים הרחוקים ההם: אתנה והנשר (141-162), עלילות לוגלבנדה (163-182)
H. Vantisphout, Epics of Sumerian Kings, The Matter of Aratta,

8. אכד האמפריה באגדה (22.12)
M. Roaf, The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia 96-99
W. Horowitz, Mesopoamian Cosmic Geography

9. אור III
M. Roaf, The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia 99-103
J. Klein, ‘Shulgi of Ur: King of a Neo-Sumerian Empire,’ in J. Sasson ed., CANE II 843-857
A. Kuhrt, The ancient near East: C. 3000-330 BC, 58-73
S. Kang, Sumerian Economic Texts from The Drehem Archive

10. אסטרונומיה ולוח השנה
W. Horowitz, 'Some Thoughts on Sumerian Star-Names and Sumerian Astronomy'
M.E. Cohen, The Cultic Calendars of the Ancient Near East
M. Civil, The Farmer’s Instructions, A Sumerian Agricultural Manual
(צילום)

11. האיכה השומרית וסיפרות החוכמה
T. Jacobsen, Treasures of Darkness 147-164
W. Hallo, ‘Lamentations and Prayers in Sumer and Akkad,’ in J. Sasson ed., CANE II 1871-1881.
P. Michalowski , The Lamentation over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur
ש. שפרה וי. קליין, בימים הרחוקים ההם: קינה על העיר אור (425-443

12. גלגמש השומרי
A. George, The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic, 3-17
ש. שפרה וי. קליין, בימים הרחוקים ההם: גלגמש וח'ומבבה (295-307), גלגמש, אנכידו
והשאול (308-321), גלגמש ואגה (322-327)

13. גלגמש ו
A. George, The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic, 17-39
ש. שפרה וי. קליין, בימים הרחוקים ההם: עלילות גלגמש (183-294)

Required Reading:

ביבלויוגרפיה
שפרה ש. וי. קליין, בימים הרחוקים ההם: אנתולוגיה משירת המזרח הקדום, עם עודב, 1996. SHI) 3395 (
Amiet P., Art of The Ancient Near East, transl. J. Shepley and Claude Choquet; New York, 1980. (Arch. 2000 AMI)
Bottero J., Mesopotamia; Chicago, 1992. (4200 BOT)
Burstein S., The Babyloniaca of Berossus; Malibu, 1978. (3390.SM 001:05)
Civil M., 1994: The Farmer’s Instructions, A Sumerian Agricultural Manual (&eq; Aula Orientalis Supplementa 5), Editorial Ausa, Barcelona. (צילום)
Cohen M.E., 1993: The Cultic Calendars of the Ancient Near East, Bethesda (4140 H).
Cooper J., The Curse of Agade; Baltimore, 1983. (3280 CUR)
Cooper J. and W. Heimpel, 'The Sumerian Sargon Legend'; Journal of The American Oriental Society 103 67-82. (Arch. Per)
Foster B., Before the Muses; Bethesda, 1993. (3385 FOS)
George A., The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic: Introduction, Critical Edition, and Cuneiform Texts, Oxford, 2003. (3395 GEOR)
Horowitz W., “Some Thoughts on Sumerian Star-Names and Sumerian Astronomy” in Y. Sefati et al. eds., An Experienced Scribe Who Neglects Northing, Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Honor of Jacob Klein, CDL Press, Bethesda, 2005: 163-178. (1300 KLE)
Horowitz W. and T. Oshima, Cuneiform in Canaan, Jerusalem, 2006. (3385 HOR)
Jacobsen T., The Treasures of Darkness A History of Mesopotamian Religion, New Haven, 1976. (5100 J)
Johansen F., Statues of Gudea, Ancient and Modern, Copenhagen, 1978. (9151 J)
Kang S., Sumerian Economic Texts from The Drehem Archive, Urbana, 1972. (3250 ILL)
Kramer S., The Sumerians; Chicago, 1963. (4300 KRA)
Kuhrt A., The ancient near East: C. 3000-330 BC, London, 1995. (4100 KUH)
Lambert, W.G., ‘Mesopotamian Creation Stories,’ in M. Geller and M. Schipper eds., Imagining Creation, Leiden, 2008: 15-59. (5700 IMA)
Michalowski P., The Lamentation over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur; Winona Lake, 1989. (3245 MIC)
Moorey P., Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries, The Archaeological Evidence, Winona Lake, 1999. (Arch. 3800 MOO-MAT)
Nemet-Nejat K., Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia, Westport, 1998. (9400 NEM)
Nissen H., The Early History of the Ancient Near East, Chicago, 1988. (Arch. 2000 NIS)
Nissen H., P. Damerow, and R. Englund., Archaic Bookkeeping, transl. P. Larsen, Chicago, 1993. (4100 NIS)
Oppenheim A., Ancient Mesopotamia, Chicago, 1964. (4200 O)
Postgate N., Early Mesopotamia, London, 1992. (4200 POS)
Roaf M., Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East; Oxford, 1990. (4200 ROA)
Roux G., Ancient Iraq, Hammondsworth, 1969. (4200 R)
Sasson J. ed., Civilizations of the Ancient Near East; New York, 1995. (2000 SAS)
Sallaberger, W. 1993: Der kultische Kalender der Ur III-Zeit, W. de. Gruyter, Berlin. (3390.UAVA 007)
Steinkeller P., 'Early Political Development in Mesopotamia and the Origins of the Sargonic Empire', in M. Liverani ed. Akkad: The First World Empire; Padova (1993) 107-129. (4410 LIV)
Vanstiphout H., Epics of Sumerian Kings, The Matter of Aratta, Atlanta, 2003. (3280 VANS)
von Soden, W., The Ancient Orient; Grand Rapids, 1994. (4100 SOD, FB)
Vukosavović F., Reforms of Uruinimigina, Jerusalem, 2009. (3250.VUK)
Walker C., Read the Past, Cuneiform; London, 1987. ( 2100 WAL)
Westenholz A. 'The World View of Sargonic Officials, Differences in mentality between Sumerians and Akkadians’ in M. Liverani ed. Akkad: The First World Empire; Padova, 1993, 157-169. (4410 L)
Westenholz J., Legends of The Kings of Akkad, Winona Lake, 1997. (3395.WES)

Additional Reading Material:

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

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