Universität Wien

141136 VO Introduction to Sumerian (2020S)

Voraussetzung: STEOP
In Verbindung mit der UE 141048 zu absolvieren.

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

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 09.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 16.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 23.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 30.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 20.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 27.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 04.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 11.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 18.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 25.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 08.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 15.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 22.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Survey of Sumerian frammar for Beginners; Basics of Cuneiform palaeography

Assessment and permitted materials

written exam in the last meeting of the class at the end of the semester (June) or in the following semester. There will be four opportunities to take the exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

update owed to the Covid-19 situation (14 6 2020): the exam will be conducted online as an open book exam, via the moodle platform.

Final exam, 5 questions, each for 8 points.
grading:
0 - 19 points: 5 (fail)
pass grades:
20 - 25 points: 4
26 - 30 points: 3
31 - 35 points: 2
36 - 40 points: 1

Examination topics

The basics of Sumerian grammar as presented in class and represented in the materials made availble on the moodle platform; reading of simple texts in the original Cuneiform script

Reading list

Lecture notes and bibliographical material will be distributed in class and will be made available on the moodle platform; the course will be based on these materials.

in addition:
B. Jagersma, A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian.
G. Zólyomi, An Introduction to the Grammar of Sumerian.
W.H.Ph. Römer, Einführung in die Sumerologie
M.-L. The Sumerian Language: An Introduction to its History and Grammatical Structure
D.O. Edzard, Sumerian Grammar
K. Volk, Sumerian Reader
J.L. Hayes, A Manual of Sumerian Grammar and Texts

Association in the course directory

AO-4, EC-645-AOP/2

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:17