Neo-Assyrian Texts

Harvard FAS

This course offers an in-depth introduction to the texts of the Neo-Assyrian period (ca. 900–600 BCE), with a focus on the language, script, and historical significance of the available documentation. Students will become familiar with the major corpora of Neo-Assyrian sources, including royal inscriptions, administrative and legal documents, letters, scholarly and literary texts, and archival materials. Particular attention will be given to the Neo-Assyrian dialect of Akkadian, with…