16.7 2nd, 3rd and 4th years Dr G Bunnens. First semester Two hours a week. Students on completion of the subject should have acquired the basics of Akkadian grammar; have an initial understanding of the problems of Akkadian epigraphy (the cuneiform script). The basic grammar and syntax of Akkadian; reading of simple texts illustrative of various aspects of Babylonian culture.

104-265/365:

Regular exercises and class tests (30 per cent) and a 2-hour examination (70 per cent).

104-465:

Written work, tests and examinations totalling no more than 6,000 words.

There is no prescribed reading, but Oppenheim A L Ancient Mesopotamia (Chicago and London 1964) is stimulating and profitable reading