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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.131.600 (01)
Seminar Near Eastern History: Mesopotamia
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Delnero, Paul
Gilman 130G
Seminar Near Eastern History: Mesopotamia AS.131.600 (01)
Seminar in Near Eastern History: Mesopotamia
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Delnero, Paul
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.634 (01)
Seminar: Near Eastern Archaeology
W 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Schwartz, Glenn M
Gilman 130G
Seminar: Near Eastern Archaeology AS.131.634 (01)
Topic varies but can include the archaeology of Mesopotamia, Syria, or Palestine, or thematic discussions (e.g., on ideology, state collapse, etc.).
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: W 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Instructor: Schwartz, Glenn M
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 19/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.800 (02)
Readings & Research
Lewis, Ted
Readings & Research AS.131.800 (02)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Lewis, Ted
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.800 (03)
Readings & Research
Lauinger, Jacob
Readings & Research AS.131.800 (03)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Lauinger, Jacob
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.800 (04)
Readings & Research
Schwartz, Glenn M
Readings & Research AS.131.800 (04)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Schwartz, Glenn M
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.800 (05)
Readings & Research
Bryan, Betsy Morrell
Readings & Research AS.131.800 (05)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Bryan, Betsy Morrell
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.800 (06)
Readings & Research
Delnero, Paul
Readings & Research AS.131.800 (06)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Delnero, Paul
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.800 (07)
Readings & Research
Jasnow, Richard
Readings & Research AS.131.800 (07)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Jasnow, Richard
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.800 (08)
Readings & Research
Harrower, Michael James
Readings & Research AS.131.800 (08)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Harrower, Michael James
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.800 (09)
Readings & Research
Feldman, Marian
Readings & Research AS.131.800 (09)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Feldman, Marian
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.800 (10)
Readings & Research
Mandell, Alice H
Readings & Research AS.131.800 (10)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Mandell, Alice H
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.848 (01)
Dissertation Research
Bryan, Betsy Morrell
Dissertation Research AS.131.848 (01)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Bryan, Betsy Morrell
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.848 (02)
Dissertation Research
Schwartz, Glenn M
Dissertation Research AS.131.848 (02)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Schwartz, Glenn M
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.848 (04)
Dissertation Research
Delnero, Paul
Dissertation Research AS.131.848 (04)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Delnero, Paul
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.848 (05)
Dissertation Research
Lauinger, Jacob
Dissertation Research AS.131.848 (05)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Lauinger, Jacob
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.848 (06)
Dissertation Research
Lewis, Ted
Dissertation Research AS.131.848 (06)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Lewis, Ted
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.848 (07)
Dissertation Research
Jasnow, Richard
Dissertation Research AS.131.848 (07)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Jasnow, Richard
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.848 (08)
Dissertation Research
Harrower, Michael James
Dissertation Research AS.131.848 (08)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Harrower, Michael James
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.848 (09)
Dissertation Research
Mandell, Alice H
Dissertation Research AS.131.848 (09)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Mandell, Alice H
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.131.848 (10)
Dissertation Research
Feldman, Marian
Dissertation Research AS.131.848 (10)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Feldman, Marian
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.132.600 (01)
Elementary Akkadian
TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Chapin, Michael Arthur
MSE Library D1
Elementary Akkadian AS.132.600 (01)
An introduction to the paleography, grammar and lexicon of the Akkadian language, and the reading of simpler texts in that language.
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Chapin, Michael Arthur
Room: MSE Library D1
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.132.612 (01)
Advanced Akkadian
M 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Lauinger, Jacob
Gilman 130G
Advanced Akkadian AS.132.612 (01)
Students read texts in the original Akkadian cuneiform with attention to their philological, archaeological, historical, and literary features. The seminar topic varies from semester to semester but usually consists either of texts of various genres from a single period (e.g., Neo-Assyrian) or texts of various period from a single genre (e.g., letters).
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: M 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Instructor: Lauinger, Jacob
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.132.710 (01)
Advanced Sumerian
F 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Delnero, Paul
Gilman 130G
Advanced Sumerian AS.132.710 (01)
We will read Letter Collection B and related materials in the original cuneiform.
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: F 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Instructor: Delnero, Paul
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/7
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.132.800 (01)
Mesopotamian Seminar
Delnero, Paul, Feldman, Marian, Lauinger, Jacob, Schwartz, Glenn M
Gilman 130G
Mesopotamian Seminar AS.132.800 (01)
Research and discussion on topics of current interest.
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times:
Instructor: Delnero, Paul, Feldman, Marian, Lauinger, Jacob, Schwartz, Glenn M
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 17/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.133.600 (01)
Introduction To Middle Egyptian
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Jasnow, Richard
MSE Library Eisenberg
Introduction To Middle Egyptian AS.133.600 (01)
Introduction to the grammar and writing system of the classical language of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (ca. 2135-2000 B.C.). In the second semester, literary texts and royal inscriptions will be read.
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Jasnow, Richard
Room: MSE Library Eisenberg
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.133.610 (01)
Middle Egyptian Texts
Th 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Jasnow, Richard
Gilman 130G
Middle Egyptian Texts AS.133.610 (01)
In this course we read a variety of Middle Egyptian hieroglyphic compositions and documents. Knowledge of Middle Egyptian Required.
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: Th 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Instructor: Jasnow, Richard
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.133.616 (01)
Let's Play! Games from Ancient Egypt and Beyond
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Staff
Gilman 130G
NEAS-ARTARC
Let's Play! Games from Ancient Egypt and Beyond AS.133.616 (01)
The ancient Egyptians played many games, as we do today. Board games, ball games, games of skill, etc., were not only part of daily life, but also had a role to play in religious practices and beliefs. Although the rules of the games are largely unknown to us, archaeological objects, funerary images, and texts help us to better understand their roles and meanings in ancient Egyptian culture. These various sources also show how games reflect some facets of the organization of the society, and reveal how the ancient Egyptians perceived some aspects of their world - social hierarchy, gender division, representation of death, relationship to chance/fate/divine will, etc. This course will present the evolution of games and play in Ancient Egypt from the 4th millennium B.C., with the first board game discovered in the tomb of a woman, through those deposited in the tomb of Tutankhamun, and up to the Roman period, with the games engraved on the ground by soldiers in the fortresses of the Eastern Desert. Particular attention will be paid to the travels of the games - Egyptian games played outside of Egypt and games of foreign origin played inside Egypt - because they allow for a better understanding of the intercultural connections that were established in between Egypt, Nubia, the Near East in general and the Mediterranean world. By replacing the games in their archaeological, historical and cultural contexts, the course is also intended as an original introduction to the civilization of ancient Egypt.
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Staff
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): NEAS-ARTARC
AS.133.620 (01)
Hieratic
T 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Jasnow, Richard
Gilman 130G
Hieratic AS.133.620 (01)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: T 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Instructor: Jasnow, Richard
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.133.646 (01)
Demotic Texts
M 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Jasnow, Richard
Gilman 130G
Demotic Texts AS.133.646 (01)
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Instructor: Jasnow, Richard
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.134.609 (01)
Prophets and Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Lewis, Ted
Gilman 130G
NEAS-HISCUL
Prophets and Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible AS.134.609 (01)
From thundering voices of social justice to apocalyptic visionaries, biblical prophets have been revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims for thousands of years. They have inspired civic leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. yet also provided fodder for modern charlatans promising a utopian future. Yet who were these individuals (orators? politicians? diviners? poets?) and what was the full range of their message as set against the Realpolitik world of ancient Israel, Iraq, Egypt, Syria and Jordan?"
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Lewis, Ted
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): NEAS-HISCUL
AS.134.623 (01)
Pentateuch
F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Mandell, Alice H
Gilman 130G
Pentateuch AS.134.623 (01)
This course surveys the linguistic and literary structure of the Pentateuch. A second and equally important focus will be the history of scholarship and its broader impact on the study of the history and religion of ancient Israel and Judah.
Credits: 0.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Mandell, Alice H
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.134.747 (01)
Archaic Aramaic
T 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Lewis, Ted
Gilman 130G
Archaic Aramaic AS.134.747 (01)
An advanced course in Aramaic devoted to the study of Old Aramaic inscriptions. We will be translating and analyzing a selection of texts from Northern Syria (e.g. Bar-Rakib; Hadad; Kuttamuwa, Nerab, Panamuwa, Sefire, Zakkur), Southern Syria (e.g. Bar-Hadad/Melqart Stela, Hazael, Tel Dan) and Northern Mesopotamia (e.g. Tell Fakhariyah). Students will be expected to vocalize such texts as a study in historical and comparative linguistics and to clarify their understanding of the morphology and syntax.