Ancient Near Eastern Languages

• Course Code: 01:563:405
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
• Credits: 3
• Cross-Listed Departments:

  Department: African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, Course Number: 01:013:405

An introduction to Ugaritic, the ancient Semitic language most closely related to Biblical Hebrew.

Students will learn to analyze the grammar of Ugaritic, especially in comparison to Hebrew and/or Arabic. They will gain familiarity with the myths and epics of ancient Ugarit, including their relationship to biblical literature.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of Hebrew, Arabic, or Aramaic

• Course Code: 01:563:421
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall
• Credits: 3
• Cross-Listed Departments:

  Department: African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, Course Number: 01:013:421

Students will learn to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and analyze the grammar of the ancient Egyptian language. They will gain familiarity with the literature of ancient Egypt (especially the prose tales), including its relationship to biblical literature.

No prerequisites.

• Course Code: 01:563:422
• Semester(s) Offered: Spring
• Credits: 3
• Cross-Listed Departments:

  Department: African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, Course Number: 01:013:422

Students will learn to read ancient Egyptian narrative prose tales. They will advance beyond the basic level of Hieroglyphic Egyptian grammar and writing and will continue to build their vocabulary and learn additional more complicated grammatical features.

• Course Code: 01:563:146
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall
• Credits: 3
• SAS Core Certified: AHp, HST
• Cross-Listed Departments:

  Department: African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, Course Number: 01:013:111

Introduction to Aramaic through biblical literature, including Aramaic Bible passages and vernacular translations into various Aramaic dialects, with a focus on Syriac version.