Duration
60h Th, 60h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (120 ECTS) | 15 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Reading various cuneiform texts (literary, economical, administrative, etc.)
30 h: lectures : literature, Akkadian dialectology (old akkadian, old assyrian, babylonian and assyrian)
45 h: practical exercises: work on a lot of administrative tablets
45h : practical exercises : technical drawing of unpublished cuneiform tablet (PUL)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Better knowledge of the Assyro-Babylonian and Sumerian texts
Know how to publish cuneiform tablets: technical drawing, transliteration, work on an archive, recontextualize documents in space and time, historic commentaries, etc ...
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
To have attended the lecture entitled "Assyro-Babylonian II" during the 2d year of study.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lessons and excercices (mould and original)
Lecture
Practical Work 1 : work on an archive - read via pictures
Practical Work 2 : technical drawing of cuneiform tablets (on originals and mould).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
first "semester" - Q1
Organised following the disponibility of the students.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Code Orange :
-Face-to-face sessions: of 3 hours (once every two weeks, even three weeks if needed)
Code Red:
-Course in the form of a Podcast + Powerpoint in pdf
-Exercises and corrections in the form of a podcast + pdf
-Video sessions to review the important points of the course and answer questions
contact :lcolonnadistria@uliege.be
Recommended or required readings
There will be no lecture notes.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Written test.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
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Contacts
Secretary
Valérie ELIAS
Tél. 04 366 55 44