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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.131.600 (01)
Seminar Near Eastern History: Egypt
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Arnette, Marie-Lys
Gilman 130G
Seminar Near Eastern History: Egypt AS.131.600 (01)
Seminar in Near Eastern History: Mesopotamia
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Arnette, Marie-Lys
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/15
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.). In addition to seminar times, students are expected to complete online discussions, supplemental readings and assignments, and attend several guest lecture events. In addition to seminar times, students are expected to complete online discussions, supplemental readings and assignments, and attend several guest lecture events.
Students will read a variety of Akkadian texts commonly described as literary in the original cuneiform. In addition to seminar times, students are expected to complete online discussions, supplemental readings and assignments, and attend several guest lecture events.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: M 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Delnero, Paul
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.132.700 (01)
Elementary Sumerian
Staff
Elementary Sumerian AS.132.700 (01)
An introduction to the paleography, grammar and lexicon of the Sumerian language, and the reading of simpler texts in that language.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times:
Instructor: Staff
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.132.710 (01)
Advanced Sumerian
T 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. In addition to seminar times, students are expected to complete online discussions, supplemental readings and assignments, and attend several guest lecture events.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: T 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Instructor: Delnero, Paul
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/7
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.132.800 (01)
Mesopotamian Seminar
Delnero, Paul; Schwartz, Glenn M
Gilman 130G
Mesopotamian Seminar AS.132.800 (01)
Research and discussion on topics of current interest.
Credits: 3.00 - 9.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times:
Instructor: Delnero, Paul; Schwartz, Glenn M
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 20/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.133.600 (01)
Introduction To Middle Egyptian
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Bryan, Betsy Morrell
MSE Library D1
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: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Bryan, Betsy Morrell
Room: MSE Library D1
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/4
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: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: Th 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Instructor: Jasnow, Richard
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.133.646 (01)
Demotic Texts
F 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Jasnow, Richard
Gilman 130G
Demotic Texts AS.133.646 (01)
An introduction both to the stage of Ancient Egyptian language from ca. 750 BCE-400 CE and the cursive script associated with this stage. In addition to seminar times, students are expected to complete online discussions, supplemental readings and assignments, and attend several guest lecture events.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: F 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Instructor: Jasnow, Richard
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.133.648 (01)
Intro To Coptic
T 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Jasnow, Richard
MSE Library Eisenberg
Intro To Coptic AS.133.648 (01)
An introduction to the stage of Ancient Egyptian language in use from ca. 300 CE onward; still the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Instructor: Jasnow, Richard
Room: MSE Library Eisenberg
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/9
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.134.608 (01)
Book Of Ezekiel
Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Lewis, Ted
Gilman 130G
Book Of Ezekiel AS.134.608 (01)
A rapid reading course aimed at increasing proficiency in reading the Hebrew text of the book of Ezekiel. Various aspects of translation and interpretation will be studied (e.g., grammar, textual criticism, Philology) including literary, historical, and theological questions. Cross-listed with Jewish Studies. In addition to seminar times, students are expected to complete online discussions, supplemental readings and assignments, and attend several guest lecture events.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Lewis, Ted
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/6
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.134.700 (01)
Northwest Semitic Epigraphy
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Mandell, Alice H
Gilman 130G
Northwest Semitic Epigraphy AS.134.700 (01)
This course will provide an introduction to West Semitic dialects as reflected in inscriptions from the first millennium BCE. We will survey the grammar (phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon) of epigraphic Hebrew, Phoenician, and known Transjordanian languages (Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite). We will also discuss the methodological challenges inherent to the study of script evolution, scribalism, and the reconstruction of NWS languages through the study of inscriptions. This course will also introduce students to scholarship outside of the field of NWS and Hebrew Bible on literacy, the study of visual grammar, and the socio-semiotic approach to the study of writing. In addition to seminar times, students are expected to complete online discussions, supplemental readings and assignments, and attend several guest lecture events.
