5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2022-2023
Teacher(s)
Tavernier Jan;
Language
French
> English-friendly
> English-friendly
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of Sanskrit is recommended.
Main themes
This course covers the linguistic and philological study of Old Persian, by examining:
1. The place of Iranian in the Indo-European family;
2. The place of Old Persian in the Iranian family;
3. Script, phonetics, morphology (word formation and inflexion);
4. Syntax structures are studied while reading texts.
1. The place of Iranian in the Indo-European family;
2. The place of Old Persian in the Iranian family;
3. Script, phonetics, morphology (word formation and inflexion);
4. Syntax structures are studied while reading texts.
Learning outcomes
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 of reading and interpreting for himself Achaemenid inscriptions. In order to do this, he will have acquired the bases of the Old Persian grammar and vocabulary. |
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.
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.
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.
1° lectures devoted to grammar and the philological study of the texts;
2° reading and analysis of texts prepared by the students.
Evaluation methods
Oral exam
Other information
English-friendly course: course taught in French but offering facilities in English.
Online resources
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Bibliography
Un syllabus est fourni aux étudiants.
Ouvrages de référence :
Ouvrages de référence :
- M. Brust, Historische Laut- und Formenlehre des Altpersischen. Mit einem etymologischen Glossar, Innsbruck 2018.
- P.O. Skjaervø, An Introduction to Old Persian, version électronique, Harvard 2002
- (2) http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~iranian/OldPersian/opcomplete.pdf.
- R. Schmitt, Die altpersischen Inschriften der Achaimeniden. Editio minor mit deutschen Übersetzung, Wiesbaden, Reichert, 2009.
- R. Schmitt, Wörterbuch der altpersischen Königsinschriften, Wiesbaden, Reichert, 2014.
- P. Lecoq, Les inscriptions de la Perse achéménide, Paris, Gallimard, 1997.
Faculty or entity
EHAC
