Peripheral Akkadian II: Dialects of the Third and Early Second Millennium

Graduate / Professional

This course provides a broad overview of the Peripheral Akkadian and related dialects and scripts of the late third and early second millennia BCE as well as the political and social history of the region at the time when they were used. We read from a wide variety of genres, including administrative and legal records, private and state letters, political treaties, and display inscriptions. Course readings combine standard introductions, thematic and core studies in the field. Th 1:30pm-3:25pm