Elementary Akkadian II: Old Babylonian Grammar and Legal Texts

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This course continues basic instruction in the Akkadian language by completing the second half of Huehnergard's grammar. In doing so, students work increasingly with copies of actual texts, including passages from the Code of Hammurabi and supporting materials dealing with daily life in ancient Mesopotamia. Having completed Akkadian II, students are prepared to read texts in the original language, an essential step for careers in Assyriology, museology, Semitic philology, Old Testament studies and Near Eastern archaeology and history.