NES 1410

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NES 1410
Akkadian Language I: Code of Hammurabi

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

This course is a basic introduction to Akkadian, the language that dominated the writing of ancient Iraq for 2,500 years. It was the language of the empires of Babylonia and Assyria and the Epic of Gilgamesh. Students will become familiar with the basic grammar of Akkadian and will, by the end of the semester, be reading and translating the Code of Hammurabi in the original cuneiform script.


When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 6410

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17276 NES 1410   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person