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Old Persian [ LGLOR2763 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   2q 

This biannual course is taught on years 2014-2015, 2016-2017, ...

Teacher(s) Isebaert Lambert ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
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Aims

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Evaluation methods

Oral exam

Teaching methods

The course alternates:
1° lectures devoted to grammar and the philological study of the texts;
2° reading and analysis of texts prepared by the students.

Content

As a representative of Old Iranian, Old Persian is attested by epigraphical texts in cuneiform script, dating from the 6th to the 4th century B.C.
The lectures examine the different chapters of the descriptive grammar and offer an insight into historical grammar. The course is completed by the reading of inscriptional texts.

Bibliography

 

A syllabus will be given to the students
Reference works :

  • W. Brandenstein & M. Mayrhofer, Handbuch des Altpersischen, Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 1964.
  • R.G. Kent, Old Persian : Grammar, Texts, Lexicon, New Haven, American Oriental Society, 1953 (2).
  • P.O. Skjaervø, An Introduction to Old Persian, electronic version, Harvard, 2002(2) http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~iranian/OldPersian/opcomplete.pdf.
  • R. Schmitt, Die altpersischen Inschriften der Achaimeniden. Editio minor mit deutscher Übersetzung, Wiesbaden, Reichert, 2009.
  • R. Schmitt, Wörterbuch der altpersischen Königsinschriften, Wiesbaden, Reichert, 2014.
  • P. Lecoq, Les inscriptions de la Perse achéménide, Paris, Gallimard, 1997.
 

 

Other information

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Faculty or entity
in charge
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
  Sigle Crédits Prérequis Acquis
d'apprentissage
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Letters: Oriental Studies HORI2M 5 -
Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Letters : Oriental Studies HORI2M1 5 -
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Letters: Classics CLAS2M 5 -


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