Fall 2020  |  CNES 5713 Section 001: Introduction to Ugaritic (33237)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Enrollment Requirements:
Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Tue 04:00PM - 06:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 118
Enrollment Status:
Open (3 of 10 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Ugaritic alphabetic cuneiform script, morphology, and syntax. Reading of representative samples of Ugaritic literature. Attention to linguistic and cultural issues and links to biblical and other Ancient Near Eastern texts. prereq: Adv Hebrew, previous study of biblical texts or instr consent
Class Description:
Ugaritic, which belongs to the northwestern branch of the Semitic language family, was the language of the ancient city-state of Ugarit, located on the coast of Syria. This language is only attested in texts from the last century of the Late Bronze Age (the 13th century BCE), when, as well as writing in the Akkadian language using the Mesopotamian cuneiform script, the scribes and literati of Ugarit used a cuneiform version of the alphabet to write in their own language on clay tablets. They wrote myths, epics, ritual texts, letters, accounting records, and contracts in the Ugaritic language. Their mythic and epic compositions are precious testimony to the Syro-Canaanite religion reflected in the Hebrew Bible, and these texts are therefore of great interest to scholars of the Bible and the ancient Near East. This course will cover the grammar and writing system of Ugaritic and introduce students to a variety of different text genres, focussing especially on letters, myths, and epics. Our understanding of the Ugaritic language is based largely on better-known Semitic languages such as Hebrew and Arabic; also, as is the case with ancient languages generally, learning grammar analytically is essential to learning Ugaritic. Therefore, study of another extinct language, or another Semitic language, is required as preparation for the study of Ugaritic.
Grading:
20% Reports/Papers
30% Quizzes
30% Written Homework
5% In-class Presentations
15% Class Participation
Class Format:
50% Lecture
45% Discussion
5% Student Presentations
Workload:
15 Pages Reading Per Week
25 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
5 Homework Assignment(s)
5 Quiz(zes)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33237/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 November 2012

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