Universität Wien

141051 PS Sumerian II and methodology (2022W)

Sumerian Dedicatory Inscriptions

7.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE

Voraussetzung: AO-2, AO-4
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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 12 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 10.10. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 17.10. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 24.10. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 31.10. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 07.11. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 14.11. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 21.11. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 28.11. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 05.12. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 12.12. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 09.01. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 16.01. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 23.01. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 30.01. 09:45 - 12:00 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will deal with a selection of Sumerian votive inscriptions from various periods. Grammatical, paleographical and thematic issues will be discussed.
The course's aim is to improve the students' knowledge of Sumerian grammar and paleography, to improve their ability to transliterate Sumerian texts and translate them into a modern language, to enlarge their Sumerian vocabulary and to acquaint them with the most important research tools for working with Sumerian texts. Further, the students shall get an overview of the corpus of Sumerian votive inscriptions.

Methods: on-site teaching; depending on the situation, remote learning or a combination of on-site teaching and remote learning might be necessary.

Assessment and permitted materials

The texts will be read in class; students are required to prepare them accordingly; they will have to do homeworks, and there will be tests.
Three lessons may be missed; appearing unprepared in class counts as a missed lesson.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The evaluation will depend on the indivual preparation of the texts (transliteration, translation, grammatical analysis) and on the degree and quality of the individual participation in class discussions, further on the results of the tests and on the quality of the homework. Three lessons may be missed; appearing unprepared in class counts as a missed lesson.
Preparation of the texts/homeworks and participation in class count 70 %, tests 30 %.

Examination topics

The texts will be read together (in class or digitally); students are required to prepare them accordingly (using sign lists, glossaries, etc.); homeworks will be given; tests (sign lists, glossaries, and other tools must not be used during the tests).

Reading list

For introduction:
K. Volk 2012, A Sumerian Chrestomathy, with the collaboration of Silvano Votto and Jessica Baldwin, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
H. Neumann 2011, „Sumerische Inschriften“, in: Janowski, B. – Schwemer, D. (Hrsg.): Grab-, Sarg-, Bau- und Votivinschriften, Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments Neue Folge 6: 1-15.
D. O. Edzard 1980-83, „Königsinschriften. A. Sumerisch“, in: RLA 6: 62-65.
D. O. Edzard 1997, Gudea and His Dynasty, RIME 3/1, Toronto.
H. Steible 1982, Die altsumerischen Bau- und Weihinschriften, FAOS 5.
H. Steible 1991, Die neusumerischen Bau- und Weihinschriften, FAOS 9.
F. Thureau-Dangin 1907, Die sumerischen und akkadischen Königsinschriften, Vorderasiatische Bibliothek I/1, Leipzig.

Further literature will be presented in class.

Further, the students will receive a collection of learning materials (primarily on the base of Volk 2012) by the teacher.

Association in the course directory

BA-NEU: AO-5

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