Seminar on Mycenaean Epigraphy

Teacher(s)

Doyen Charles;

Language

French

Content

At first, the Mycenaean texts will be examined in their socio-economic context, whith a special emphasis on the invention and the use of writing in the palace. The Mycenaean texts will be compared to Near Eastern texts also produced in a palatial context.
Special attention will be paid to the material aspect of the clay tablets, to their conservation and archiving; questions of palaeography will also be touched on.
The student will be trained in the principal work tools that are relevant to the study of Mycenaean texts (text corpuses, dictionaries, manuals, scientific journals and collections, International congresses) and also in the history of this scientific discipline.
Finally, the major part of this seminar is devoted to the reading and commentary (philological, historical and archaeological) of Mycenaean tablets.

Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

The course consists of lectures and personal work.

Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Final paper and oral exam.

Other information

English-friendly course: course taught in French but offering facilities in English.

Online resources

https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=5573

Bibliography

• Syllabus / Coursebook (disponible / available on Moodle)

Une bibliographie détaillée est disponible sur Moodle. / A detailed bibliography is available on Moodle.
- M. Ventris & J. Chadwick, Documents in Mycenaean Greek (Cambridge, 1973²).
- L. R. Palmer, Interpretation of Mycenaean Greek Texts (Londres, 1969²).
- Y. Duhoux & A. Morpurgo Davies (éd.), A Companion to Linear B. Mycenaean Greek Texts and their World (Louvain-la-Neuve, 2008-2014), 3 vol.
- F. Aura Jorro, Diccionario micénico (Madrid, 1985-1993), 2 vol.

Teaching materials

• Syllabus / Coursebook (disponible / available on Moodle)

Faculty or entity

GLOR