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Hittite

Course
2020-2021

Admission requirements

None

Description

Hittite is the language of the Hittite Empire, that ruled in the period 1650-1180 BC over large parts of modern-day Turkey. Hittite is written in the cuneiform script on clay tablets, and is the oldest attested Indo-European language. In this course, the entire grammar of Hittite will be treated, so that at the end of the course the student will be able to independently read Hittite texts. The cuneiform script will not be treated in this course: all texts are read in transliteration.

Course objectives

At the end of the course the student is able to indenpendently read Hittite texts with the help of a dictionary.

Timetable

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Mode of instruction

Lecture/seminar (2 hours per week)

Assessment method

Written exam

Exam review

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

A course reader can be downloaded via Brightspace during the weeks preceding the start of this seminar.

Registration

Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.

General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch

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Contact

For questions related to the content of the course, please contact the lecturer, you can find their contact information by clicking on their name in the sidebar.

For questions regarding enrollment please contact the Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats
E-mail address Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats: osz-oa-reuvensplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl

For questions regarding your studyprogress contact the Coordinator of Studies

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