NES 6410

NES 6410

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

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 1410

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17826 NES 6410   SEM 101