Duration
60h Th
Number of credits
| Master in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (120 ECTS) | 10 crédits | |||
| Master in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (60 ECTS) | 10 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Old Persian and Avestan texts commented
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Familiarizing the students with Avestan or Old-Persian texts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Students should have basic knowledge of Latin or Ancient Greek.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Preparing the texts
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
60 h spread out over the two semesters. Timetable set with the students. Opening session in September announced on Section notice board.
Recommended or required readings
References : Ch. BARTHOLOMAE, Altiranisches Wörterbuch, Strassburg, 1904 ; J. DARMESTETER, Le Zend-Avesta, réimpr. Paris, A. Maisonneuve, 1960 ; K. HOFFMANN & B. FORSSMAN, Avestische Laut- und Flexionslehre, Innsbruck, 1996 ; J. DUCHESNE-GUILLEMIN, Etude de morphologie iranienne. I. Les composés de l'Avesta, Paris, 1937 ; E. YARSHATER (ed.), Encyclopaedia Iranica ; K.F. GELDNER, Avesta, the Sacred Books of the Parsis, 3 vol., Stuttgart, 1886-96 ; J. KELLENS, Les noms racines de l'Avesta, Wiesbaden, 1974 ; Le verbe avestique, Wiesbaden, 1984 ; "Considérations sur l'histoire de l'Avesta", Journal Asiatique 286, Paris, 1998, 451-519 ; R.G. KENT, Old Persian, New Haven (Connect.), 2d éd., 1953 ; P. LECOQ, "La langue des inscriptions achéménides", Acta Iranica 2, Tehran-Liège, 1974, 55-62 ; Les inscriptions de la Perse achéménide, Paris, Gallimard, 1997 ; M. MAYRHOFER, Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen, 2 vol., Heidelberg, 1986-1992 et 1992-1997 ; B. SCHLERATH, Awesta-Wörterbuch. Vorarbeiten I-II, Wiesbaden, 1968 ; R. SCHMITT, The Bisitun Inscriptions of Darius the Great. Old Persian Text, London, 1991.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral test, in June.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
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