Akkadian (AKKAD)

AKKAD 1410 - Akkadian I (3 Credits)  
This course introduces students to the study of Akkadian, the language spoken and written in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq and Syria) for about 2,500 years. It was the language used by the empires of Babylonia and Assyria, the language of the earliest international diplomacy and treaties, and of epic poems such as the Epic of Gilgamesh. Students will become familiar with the discovery, script and grammar of Akkadian as represented mainly in the Old Babylonian period (ca. 2000-1600 BCE). Akkadian I covers roughly half of Huehnergard's standard grammar textbook, and is a prerequisite for Akkadian Language II.
Distribution Requirements: (ALC-AS), (CA-AG, LA-AG)  
Exploratory Studies: (CU-ITL)
Last Four Terms Offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2015  
AKKAD 1411 - Elementary Akkadian II: Old Babylonian Grammar and Legal Texts (3 Credits)  
This course continues basic instruction in the Akkadian language by completing the second half of Huehnergard's grammar. In doing so, students work increasingly with copies of actual texts, including passages from the Code of Hammurabi and supporting materials dealing with daily life in ancient Mesopotamia. Having completed Akkadian II, students are prepared to read texts in the original language, an essential step for careers in Assyriology, museology, Semitic philology, Old Testament studies and Near Eastern archaeology and history.
Prerequisites: AKKAD 1410.  
Distribution Requirements: (ALC-AS, HST-AS), (CA-AG, HA-AG, LA-AG), (OCL-IL)  
Exploratory Studies: (CU-ITL)
Last Four Terms Offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2014  
AKKAD 6410 - Akkadian I (3 Credits)  
This course introduces students to the study of Akkadian, the language spoken and written in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq and Syria) for about 2,500 years. It was the language used by the empires of Babylonia and Assyria, the language of the earliest international diplomacy and treaties, and of epic poems such as the Epic of Gilgamesh. Students will become familiar with the discovery, script and grammar of Akkadian as represented mainly in the Old Babylonian period (ca. 2000-1600 BCE). Akkadian I covers roughly half of Huehnergard's standard grammar textbook, and is a prerequisite for Akkadian Language II.
Exploratory Studies: (CU-ITL)
Last Four Terms Offered: Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2015  
AKKAD 6411 - Elementary Akkadian II: Old Babylonian Grammar and Legal Texts (3 Credits)  
This course continues basic instruction in the Akkadian language by completing the second half of Huehnergard's grammar. In doing so, students work increasingly with copies of actual texts, including passages from the Code of Hammurabi and supporting materials dealing with daily life in ancient Mesopotamia. Having completed Akkadian II, students are prepared to read texts in the original language, an essential step for careers in Assyriology, museology, Semitic philology, Old Testament studies and Near Eastern archaeology and history.
Exploratory Studies: (CU-ITL)
Last Four Terms Offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2009