130.180 (H)

OUT OF THE CAVE: PREHISTORY IN FACT AND FICTION (3) McCarter   Freshmen only Limit 15   
Short stories and novels about prehistory compared with the latest scientific theories. Focus is on the relationship between Neanderthal and Homo sapiens. Authors include Wells, Asimov, Auel, and Kurten.

Sec. 01

Th 2-4

130.306 (H)

THE ORIGINS OF DIPLOMACY (3) Westbrook  Limit 20 International relations from the records of the ancient near east between the third and first millennium B.C.E.  Selected diplomatic exchanges will be analyzed using original documents in translation.  Cross-listed with Jewish Studies

Sec. 01

TW 3

130.331 (H)

SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL IN ANCIENT EGYPT (3) Bryan  Limit 20  Freshmen only  The means of experiencing the gods in ancient Egypt often involved rituals that included drunkenness and music. Sexuality helped to guarantee the maintenance of world order and important to all notions of life and death. This course will explore the ancient Egyptian notions of divine experience and the ritual magic that assisted with it.

Cross-listed with Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Sec. 01

TTh 2-3:30

130.343 (H)

THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS IN ENGLISH (3) McCarter
A survey of the manuscripts found at Qumran and other sites near the Dead Sea.

Sec. 01

TTh 12

130.350 (H)

ISSUES IN NEAR EASTERN (3) ARCHAEOLOGY Schwartz Selected problems are reviewed within a time span ranging from the Neolithic to the Hellenistic period. The focus is on the reasons for societal change (and societal stasis), with particular reference to transformations in social organization, economy, and ideology.

Sec. 01

MW 10

130.400 (H)

INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE EGYPTIAN (HIEROGLYPHS) (3) Waraksa
Introduction to the grammar and writing system of the classical language of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (ca. 2135-2000 B.C.). In the second semester, literary texts and royal inscriptions will be read.

Sec. 01

TTh 4-6pm

130.442 (H)

READING HEBREW PROSE (3) Kang Reading of Biblical Hebrew prose, especially from the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. Cross-listed with Jewish Studies

Sec. 01

T 2, F 10-12
TF 1:30-3:30

130.450

ELEMENTARY MODERN HEBREW (3) Braun Credit given only on completion of both semesters. May not be taken on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Cross-listed with Jewish Studies

Sec. 01

TTh 11

130.452 (H)

INTERMEDIATE MODERN HEBREW (3) Braun Cross-listed with Jewish Studies

Sec. 01

TTh 12

130.454 (H)

ADVANCED MODERN HEBREW (3) Braun Reading of nonliterary and technical texts. Expositional writing. Cross-listed with Jewish Studies

Sec. 01

TTh 1

010.390 (H)

ART MUSEUM POLICY AND PRACTICE: INFORMATION IN THE ART MUSEUM (3) Maguire, E.  Limit 12 Perm. Req’d   
Cross-listed with History of Art and Classics

Sec. 01

T 2-5

130.501

READINGS AND RESEARCH  (3) Staff

130.590

INDEPENDENT STUDY

131.600

SEMINAR IN NEAR EASTERN HISTORY Bryan    A detailed study of selected problems in Near Eastern history.

Sec. 01

W 10-1 W 9-12

131.634

SEMINAR IN NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY (TURKEY) Schwartz Topic varies but can include the archaeology of Mesopotamia, Syria, or Palestine, or thematic discussions (e.g., on ideology, state collapse, etc.).

Sec. 01

T 10-12

131.800

READINGS AND RESEARCH

Sec.01 - Staff             Sec. 05 - Schwartz

Sec.02 - McCarter     Sec. 06 - Bryan

Sec.03 - Lewis           Sec. 07 - Cooper

Sec.04 - Westbrook   Sec. 08 - Jasnow

131.848

DISSERTATION RESEARCH

Sec. 01 - Bryan         Sec. 04 - Cooper

Sec. 02 - Schwartz   Sec. 05 - Westbrook

Sec. 03 - McCarter  Sec. 06 - Lewis

Sec. 07- Jasnow

132.600

ELEMENTARY AKKADIAN Kleinerman   Undergraduates admitted to this course earn 41/2 credits per semester.

Sec. 01

TBA

132.610

OLD BABYLONIAN LETTERS Cooper

Sec. 01

M 2-4

132.620

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TEXTS: OLD BABYLONIAN Westbrook    Reading of litigation records from the Old Babylonian period.

Sec. 01

W 4-6pm

132.710

ADVANCED SUMERIAN  Cooper

Sec. 01

W 2-4

132.800

MESOPOTAMIAN SEMINAR Staff  
Research and discussion on topics of current interest.

Sec. 01

TBA

133.600

INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE EGYPTIAN (HIEROGLYPHS) Waraksa Introduction to the grammar and writing system of the classical language of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (ca. 2135-2000 B.C.). In the second semester, literary texts and royal inscriptions will be read.

Sec. 01

TTh 4-6pm

133.610

MIDDLE EGYPTIAN TEXTS Bryan

Sec. 01

Th 9-12

133.725

EGYPTIAN/NEW KINGDOM ART – “PAINTING IN THE 18TH DYNASTY”  Bryan

Sec. 01

F 9:30-12

134.608

BOOK OF EZEKIEL  Lewis   A rapid reading course aimed at increasing proficiency in reading the Hebrew text of the book of Ezekiel. Various aspects of translation and interpretation will be studied (e.g., grammar, textual criticism, philology) including literary, historical, and theological questions. Cross-listed with Jewish Studies

Sec. 01

F 12-2
W 10-12

134.630

QUMRAN TEXTS McCarter  (Dead Sea) Cross-listed with Jewish Studies

Sec. 01

Th 2-4

134.720

UGARITIC  Lewis

Sec. 01

M 1-4