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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Archaeology

104-266/366/466 Beginners Akkadian B

Availability:

Not offered in 1997.

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd, 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator:

Dr G Bunnens

Prerequisite/s:

104-265/365/465 Beginners Akkadian A.

Contact:

Two hours a week.

Subject Description:

Literary and historical texts illustrating aspects of Babylonian culture; introduction to Akkadian epigraphy. Students on completion of the subject should have acquired a deeper knowledge of Akkadian grammar; an initial knowledge of the principles of Akkadian philology and epigraphy; be introduced to essential aspects of ancient Mesopotamian and Near Eastern culture through the reading of genuine texts of various kinds.

Assessment:

104-266/366: Regular exercises and class tests (30%) and a 2-hour examination (70%). 104-466: Written work, tests and examinations totalling no more than 6000 words.
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