2013/2014

2015/2016

DM270

L-OR/01 (HISTORY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

HUMANITIES

LETTERE ANTICHE

3°

1st semester (21/09/2015 - 23/12/2015)

6

36 lesson hours

ITALIAN

ORAL TEST

MORA CLELIA (titolare) - 6 ECTS

None

The goal of the course is to have the students acquainted with the basic notions on the institutional, politic, social and cultural history of the Ancient Near Eastern regions in the pre-classical period.

2nd part:
1. Aspects of society, religion and culture. The cuneiform script
2. The el-Amarna letters


In addition:
Introductory course to Akkadian language (optional)

Lectures

M. Liverani, Antico Oriente. Storia società economia, Laterza, Roma-Bari 1988 (o edizioni successive), Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12-22; due capitoli a scelta tra: 23, 27, 28, 29, 31; Epilogo.
Other bibl. references: M. Liverani, Uruk, La prima città, Roma-Bari 1998; J. Bottéro, Mesopotamia, Torino 1990, in particolare pp. 53-106 (on he cuneiform script); W. von Soden, Introduzione all’orientalistica antica, Brescia 1989; P. Matthiae, Prima lezione di archeologia orientale, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2005.

For students who are not able to attend the classes: the book of M. Liverani, Antico Oriente. Storia società economia (see above); one of the volumes listed above.

2nd part (b): M. Liverani, Le lettere di el-Amarna 1,2; Paideia, Brescia, 1998 - 1999; other references will be given during class

Oral examination

Oral examination