Course: Ancient Babylonian for Intermediates 2

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Course title Ancient Babylonian for Intermediates 2
Course code KBS/KP2Y
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Komorousová Alžběta, Mgr. Th.D.
Course content
1) Lecture of literary texts - Enuma eliš I 2) Lecture of literary texts - Enuma eliš II 3) Lecture of literary texts - Gilgameš I 4) Lecture of literary texts - Gilgameš II 5) Lecture of literary texts - Atram-hasis I 6) Lecture of literary texts - Atram-hasis II 7) Lecture of literary texts - Erra 8) Lecture of literary texts - Nergal and Ereškigal 9) Lecture of literary texts - sapiental literature 10) Lecture of special texts - lexical texts 11) Lecture of special texts - omens 12) Introduction into the Babylonian grammatical tradition 13) Introduction into Assyrian; distinctions and common features of Babylonian and Assyrian

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 31 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- to have knowledge corresponding to the previous level of language Advanced Akkadian 1 (KBS/KP1Y)
Skills
- to have skills corresponding to the previous level of language Advanced Akkadian 1 (KBS/KP1Y)
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- to identify and explain rules for reading of literary texts written in the cursive cuneiform script (myths, epic literature) - to identify special texts from ancient Mesopotamia - to describe basic features of the Assyrian dialect of Akkadian
Skills
- to read literary texts written in the cursive cuneiform script (myths, epic literature) - to read special texts from ancient Mesopotamia
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Self-study of literature
Skills
Practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Written exam
Skills
Written exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Written exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas. A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2000. ISBN 978-3-447-04264-2.
  • Foster, Benjamin R. Before the Muses. An Anthology of Akkadian Literature. Bethesda: CDL Press, 2005. ISBN 978-1-883053-76-5.
  • Hämeen-Anttila, Jaakko. A sketch of Neo-Assyrian grammar. Helsinki : Helsinki University Press, 2000. ISBN 951-45-9046-5.
  • Huehnergard, John. A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies, 45). Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2011. ISBN 978-1-57506-941-8.
  • Nováková, Nea; Pecha, Lukáš; Rahman, Furat. Základy starobabylonštiny. Praha : Karolinum, 2000. ISBN 80-7184-997-9.
  • Prosecký, Jiří. Prameny moudrosti. Mudroslovná literatura staré Mezopotámie. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1995.
  • Prosecký, Jiří. Slova do hlíny vepsaná. Mýty a legendy Babylónu.. Praha: Academia, 2010. ISBN 978-80-200-1893-9.
  • Streck, Michael P. Altbabylonisches Lehrbuch. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2011. ISBN 978-3-447-06456-9.


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