Anotace
Interpretation of texts II: Sumerian Texts III
Vyučující: Sergio Alivernini, Ph.D.
LS 2020/2021
E-Kredity: 3 0/2 Z jazyk výuky: angličtina
PVP, skupina jazyky
This course aims to improve students’s knowledge of cuneiform script and Sumerian grammar. A special attention will be given to a variety of genres: royal inscriptions, administrative documents and letters. In the classroom sessions, we will also discuss the cultural and historical context of the inscriptions we encounter during the course. At the end of the course the students should be able to read, translate, and interpret Sumerian cuneiform texts independently and put them into their historical and cultural context. Moreover, students should have acquired a fundamental understanding of the written legacy of Sumer.
Studijní literatura:
D.O. Edzard, Gudea and his dynasty. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, Early Periods 3/1. Toronto 1997.
A.W. Sjöberg, The Collection of Sumerian Temple Hymns. Texts from Cuneiform Sources. 3. Locust Valley:
Augustin 1969.