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Course: Akkadian Language 6

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Course title Akkadian Language 6
Course code KBS/AK6
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šašková Kateřina, Mgr. Th.D.
Course content
1) III stem with irregular verbs 2) III stem with three times weak verbs and four-radical verbs 3) IV stem with strong verbs (present, preterit, perfect, stative) 4) IV stem with strong verbs (modal forms) 5) IV stem with strong verbs (nominal forms derived from verbal roots) 6) IV stem with verbs primae n- 7) IV stem with verbs primae alif 8) IV stem with verbs primae w- 9) IV stem with verbs primae j- 10) IV stem with verbs mediae infirmae 11) IV stem with verbs ultimae infirmae 12) Other types of stems 13) Basic principles of the Akkadian syntax, types of sentences

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study of literature, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge in previous levels of language.
learning outcomes
The students will be able to read average texts in Akkadian (both in monumental and cursive script). They will be able to derive forms of III and IV stems with various groups of verbs and have the basic knowledge of the Akkadian syntax.
teaching methods
Practicum
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • -. The Assyrian Dictionary. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 1956. ISBN 0-918986-05-2.
  • Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas. A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2000. ISBN 978-3-447-04264-2.
  • Huehnergard, John. A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies, 45). Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2011. ISBN 978-1-57506-941-8.
  • Labat, René. Manuel d´épigraphie akkadienne. Paris: Paul Geuthner, 1988. ISBN 2-7053-0354-5.
  • Mittermayer, Catherine. Altbabylonische Zeichenliste der sumerisch-literarischen Texte. Fribourg: Academic Press, 2006. ISBN 978-3-7278-1551-5.
  • Nováková, Nea; Pecha, Lukáš; Rahman, Furat. Základy starobabylonštiny. Praha : Karolinum, 2000. ISBN 80-7184-997-9.
  • Soden, W. von. Akkadisches Handwörterbuch. Wiesbaden, 1959.
  • Soden, W. von; Röllig, Wolfgang. Das akkadische Syllabar. Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 1991. ISBN 88-7653-257-9.
  • Streck, Michael P. Altbabylonisches Lehrbuch. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2011. ISBN 978-3-447-06456-9.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Near Eastern Studies (15-5) Category: Social sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025