NES 3661 - [Sumerian Language and Culture I]

(crosslisted)
(also ARKEO 3661, JWST 3661)(GHB) (HA-AS)

Spring. 4 credits.

Next offered 2014-2015. Co-meets with ARKEO 6661/JWST 6661/NES 6661.

D. I. Owen.

This course focuses on an intense introduction to Sumerian language and grammar with additional readings in literature in translation. Particular emphasis is 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.