13760a
Introductory Course
(Ek) Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Dr. Marta Pallavidini
Information for students
Teaching Language: Deutsch, ggf. Englisch.
Additional information / Pre-requisites
The course is aimed at students in their first year of study and forms the basis for further modules in the Ancient Near Eastern Studies program. No prerequisite/prior knowledge
Comments
The course offers a basic overview of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, i.e. the scientific study of the ancient Near Eastern cultures of the Ancient Near East, in particular Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria and Iran in the period from the 4th to the 1st millennium BC.
The most important writing and language systems (especially cuneiform script and the Sumerian, Akkadian, Hurrian and Hittite languages), central source genres (e.g. legal, administrative, literary and religious texts) as well as archaeological, historical and cultural contexts are covered.
The aim of the course is to impart basic specialist knowledge and to introduce students to the methods of text interpretation, source criticism and historical reconstruction.
closeSuggested reading
The required literature will be distributed during the course.
16 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2025-10-13 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2025-10-20 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2025-10-27 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2025-11-03 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2025-11-10 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2025-11-17 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2025-11-24 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2025-12-01 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2025-12-08 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2025-12-15 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2026-01-05 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2026-01-12 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2026-01-19 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2026-01-26 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2026-02-02 10:00 - 11:00
Mon, 2026-02-09 10:00 - 11:00