Universität Wien

141022 VO STEOP Introduction to Babylonian I (2025S)

7.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
STEOP

Tutorium - Donnerstag 15.00-16.30 Seminarraum Assyrica; Herr Allabauer (1. Einheit: 13.03.2025)
Moodle
Fr 02.05. 11:30-13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 07.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Friday 14.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Friday 21.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Friday 28.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Friday 04.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Friday 11.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Friday 09.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Friday 16.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Friday 23.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842
  • Friday 30.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Orientalistik UniCampus 1F-O1-3842

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

*Note* This course is taught in German, but all of the instructors are comfortable with helping you in English as well.

Goal: knowledge of the basic grammatical structure of Babylonian (Akkadian)

Method: lecture and exercises. Regular attendance is strongly recommended!

Contents: overview of the history of Akkadian, mastery of nouns and pronouns plus basic verbal structures, basic cuneiform writing

Assessment and permitted materials

Written final exam, planned for in person as long as the situation allows. If not, there the exams will be held on moodle as a moodle-test.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

(See German version for updates)

Written exam: Translations from Babylonian to German and vice versa, theory, cuneiform script: a short phrase in cuneiform must be analysed, translated, converted.

Examination topics

Following the course book (Skriptum "Minimalgrammatik"):

Theory: up to and including p. 35 "Negationen und Fragen", alsong with the pertinent execises (I-V) and extra exercises given out in class.

Reading list

Das Skriptum "Minimalgrammatik des Akkadischen (Altbabylonisch) zur Verwendung in der 'Einführung in das Akkadische' und den 'Übungen zur Einführung'" wird Anfang März am Institut (im Sekretariat) erhältlich sein.

Umfangreiche Unterlagen werden über Moodle zur Verfügung gestellt, weitere Literatur wird in der LV vorgestellt.

Association in the course directory

OR-2a/AO-1, EC-AOP-1

Last modified: Su 23.02.2025 19:46