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141193 SE Philological seminar - Sumerian Seminar (2023W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Voraussetzungen: für AO-11/1: AO-2 und AO-4, für AO-12/2: AO-4
AO 11-2: AO-6 sowie AO-2 und AO-4
MA-AO WM Philologisches Vertiefungsmodul II
MA-AO PM Sumerologisches Seminar mit SE-Arbeit
Moodle

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 09.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 16.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 23.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 30.10. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 06.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 13.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 20.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 27.11. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 04.12. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 11.12. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 08.01. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 15.01. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 22.01. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Monday 29.01. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course covers the administrative documentation from the Ur III period and provides an overview of the different types of texts and archives of the period as well as some of the key areas of research. In class, we will read primary texts and discuss selected secondary literature (partly in the form of short presentations). Seminar papers will be focused on specific, individual topics (e.g., analyzing a small dossier in terms of content or prosopography). The class will be taught in English.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students are required to prepare ahead of time to be able to read and actively discuss primary texts in class. Students will also be required to give a short presentation on a relevant topic. If the course is to be credited with 8 ECTS points, students will also be required to write a seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Class participation is mandatory; three classes can be missed. Note that a failure to prepare for class will be counted as an absence.

The final grade will consist of three, independently assessed areas:
(1) participation in text readings in class, adequate preparation for class, and participation in class discussions (60% of final grade);
(2) a short presentation (20%) ; and
(3) a final seminar paper, which also includes a reaction to feedback (20%).

Examination topics

Active participation in class and preparation of the texts (using any and all academic materials such as sign lists, glossaries, etc.); short presentations based on the secondary literature; a final seminar paper written and evaluated in accordance to the rules of good academic practice.

Reading list

Sallaberger in W. Sallaberger und A. Westenholz, Mesopotamien. Akkade-Zeit und Ur III-Zeit (Freiburg/Schweiz und Göttingen 1999). [A good introduction with extensive bibliography]
D.I. Owen (Hrsg.), Garšana Studies (= CUSAS 6; Bethesda 2011)
Kraus, N.L., "The Archive of Lugal-ra", Archiv für Orientforschung 55 (2022) 1-24
Englund, R.K., Organisation und Verwaltung der Ur III-Fischerei, Berliner Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient 10, Berlin 1990

http://bdtns.filol.csic.es/index.php
and
http://bdtns.filol.csic.es/index.php?p=principal_bibliografia

Association in the course directory

AO-11/1, AO-11/2, AO-12/2, MA-AO

Last modified: We 27.09.2023 16:07