History and Society of the Near East and Ancient Egypt II [ LGLOR2511 ]

The following are available on the iCampus server :
- the textual material and the power points of themes relating to the Ancient Near East;
- the ppt of themes relating to Egypt.

It is advisable that the student has followed the course LGLOR1511, and that he possesses an elementary knowledge of Akkadian, Hittite and/or Egyptian.

In-depth study of the Ancient Near East and of pharaonic Egypt.

Alternating with LGLOR2512, this course deals with the following themes, on the base of textual, archaeological and iconographical sources:

1. One or several themes concerning Ancient Near Eastern history;
2. One or several themes concerning Egyptian history;
3. The question of Egyptian-Hittite relations

At the end of this course, the student will be familiar with a rigorous scientific approach to specific questions on the history of these civilisations.

An oral exam, on the basis of written preparation. The student will be questioned by one of the two teachers.

The course will be given using abundantly illustrated ppt, including maps, texts and pictures.

This course consists of three successive parts.

1. The Ancient Near East (Jan Tavernier), possible themes:
- the role of Syria in the Hittite Empire (15-13th centuries B.C.);
- the image of the Hittites in the eyes of the Mesopotamians;
- specific issues in Elamite history.

2. Egyptian/Hittite relations (Jan Tavernier and Claude Obsomer)
- the 14th Century (the Hittite expansion under Suppiluliuma I);
- the 13th Century (the campaigns of Seti I and Ramses II, the Egyptian-Hittite treaty).

3. Pharaonic Egypt (Claude Obsomer), possible themes:
- Egypt's relations with Nubia (to the south);
- aspects of the reign of Ramesses II.

For the Ancient Near East, biographical elements will be supplied, in function of the themes chosen.

For Egypt :
- T.C. Bryce, The Kingdom of the Hittites, 2e ed., Oxford, 2005.
- Cl. Obsomer, in M.-C. Bruwier, Pharaons noirs, Mariemont, 2007, p. 39-75.
- Cl. Obsomer, Ramsès II, Paris, 2012.