NES 3662 - [Sumerian Language and Culture II]

(crosslisted) ARKEO 3662, JWST 3662
(LA-AS)

Spring. Not offered 2015-2016. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: NES 3661.

J. Tenney.

A continuation of NES 3661, the course will continue the intensive introduction to Sumerian language and grammar with additional readings in Sumerian literature in translation. Particular emphasis will be placed on the reading and interpretation of original texts from the Cornell collection and their use in the reconstruction of Mesopotamian history and culture in the third millennium bce.