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104-266 Beginners Akkadian B | |
Note | Available as 104-366 at 3rd-year level, 104-466 at 4th-year level. |
Availability | Not offered in 1998. |
Credit Points | 16.7 2nd, 3rd and 4th year |
Coordinator | Dr G Bunnens |
Prerequisites | 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 | Regular exercises and class tests (30%) and a 2-hour examination (70%). |
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