NES 1411 - Elementary Akkadian II: Historical and Literary Texts

(GHB) (LA-AS)

Spring. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: NES 1410.

J. Tenney.

This course continues basic instruction in the Akkadian language by translating some of the most important documents of Ancient Iraq, such as Sargon’s Eighth Military Campaign, the Cyrus Cylinder, the Descent of Ishtar, and the Epic of Gilgamesh.