Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
22.5 h + 7.5 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2019-2020 !
Teacher(s)
Tavernier Jan;
Language
French
Prerequisites
LGLOR1611/1611A and 1612/1612A
Main themes
In-depth study of the Hittite language.
Alternating with LGLOR2612, this course of 22,5 hours deals with texts of varied content (historic, religious, etc.) in Hittite dating essentially from the second millennium BC.
To this course are added 7,5 hours of exercices which correspond to the personal preparation of a Hittite text.
Alternating with LGLOR2612, this course of 22,5 hours deals with texts of varied content (historic, religious, etc.) in Hittite dating essentially from the second millennium BC.
To this course are added 7,5 hours of exercices which correspond to the personal preparation of a Hittite text.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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At the end of this course, the student will be capable to translate a cuneiform text and to make intelligent use of the dictionaries, grammars, and sign lists. |
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”.
Content
The course enables the student to deepen and widen his knowledge and experiences acquired at bachelor level. According to the year, the texts studied, for example, are:
- extracts of Hittite epics or myths (the Telepinu myth);
- Hittite rituals;
- Hittite treaties and edicts.
- extracts of Hittite epics or myths (the Telepinu myth);
- Hittite rituals;
- Hittite treaties and edicts.
Teaching methods
The selected texts are prepared by the students and the translations are discussed during the course, in order to reach a valid translation and a good understanding of the text.
Evaluation methods
Written exam (translation and analysis of a text in cuneiform).
Other information
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Online resources
Bibliography
Support du cours : les textes en cunéiformes sont distribués par l'enseignant.
- H.A. Hoffner & H.C. Melchert, A Grammar of the Hittite Language (Languages of the Ancient Near East 1), Winona Lake, 2008.
- S. Vanséveren, Nisili : manuel de langue hittite, Volume 1 (Lettres orientales 10), Louvain, 2006.
- S. Vanséveren, Nisili : manuel de langue hittite, Volume 2 (Lettres orientales 19), Louvain, 2014
- E. Neu & Ch. Rüster, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (Studien zu den Bogazköy-Texten. Beiheft 2), Wiesbaden, 1989.
- H.G. Güterbock, The Hittite dictionary of the Oriental institute of the University of Chicago, Chicago, 1989.
- J. Tischler, Hethitisches Handwörterbuch (Innsbrücker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft 128), Innsbruck, 2008.
- H.A. Hoffner & H.C. Melchert, A Grammar of the Hittite Language (Languages of the Ancient Near East 1), Winona Lake, 2008.
- S. Vanséveren, Nisili : manuel de langue hittite, Volume 1 (Lettres orientales 10), Louvain, 2006.
- S. Vanséveren, Nisili : manuel de langue hittite, Volume 2 (Lettres orientales 19), Louvain, 2014
- E. Neu & Ch. Rüster, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (Studien zu den Bogazköy-Texten. Beiheft 2), Wiesbaden, 1989.
- H.G. Güterbock, The Hittite dictionary of the Oriental institute of the University of Chicago, Chicago, 1989.
- J. Tischler, Hethitisches Handwörterbuch (Innsbrücker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft 128), Innsbruck, 2008.
Faculty or entity
GLOR
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Oriental Studies
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics