Akkadian Grammar2.2

obligatory courses

Completion of the previous three semesters of Akkadian Grammar and classes.

Attending classes at the same time.

Classroom

The second part of a two-year lecture devoted to the grammar of the Old Babylonian period (irregular forms of verbs, vocabulary) and the dialects of the Akkadian language. Reading, analysis and translation of letters from the Old Babylonian period.

- hendiadys and other sentence forms in OB literary texts

- verbs mediae infirmae

- conditional sentences

- tertiae/ultimae infirmae verbs

- Standard Babylonian

- four-radical verbs

- doubly weak verbs

- verbs e/idûm, išûm

- triple weak verbs

- verbs izuzzu/uzuzzu. itūlum/utūlum

- question sentences; subordinate clauses

- relative clauses

- Assyrian phonology and morphology

W. von Soden, Grundriss der Akkadischen Grammatik, Roma 1952.

J. Huehnergard, A Grammar of Akkadian, Atlanta, Georgia 1997.

M. P. Streck, Altbabylonisches Lehrbuch, Wiesbaden 2011 and others.

Student after completing the course:

Knowledge:

- knows the material covered (irregular forms of verbs, vocabulary, dialects),

- has extensive knowledge of the Akkadian language,

- is aware of the complex nature of the Akkadian language, its place and importance in the context of the culture and history of the Ancient East,

- knows the state of research in the field of the Akkadian language,

- is aware of the linguistic diversity of the Ancient East,

- has basic knowledge of the principles of translation from Akkadian into Polish;

Skills:

- recognizes verbum forms,

- can fluently use the writing system and tools used to learn and analyze it,

- demonstrates knowledge of the Akkadian language at the required level;

Competencies:

- understands the need to learn foreign languages ​​throughout life,

- understands the role of knowledge of the Akkadian language in learning and understanding the world of ancient Mesopotamia.

The following criteria will be used in the assessment:

- attendance,

- continuous assessment (ongoing preparation for classes and activity),

- mid-semester written tests,

- final written assessment,

- written and oral examination.