Most of what we know about the society, administration, economy etc. of Ancient Israel, the Aramaic communities in the Roman Near East, medieval Jewish communities and many others is derived from so-called “documentary” texsts, such as inscriptions, ostraca, and papyri. This course addresses the philological and historical interpretation of a variety of epigraphic documents against their wider background. The choice of texts and the method applied will differ per year and strongly depend on the participants’ interest. For more information, please contact the teaching staff.
Timetable
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Method of Instruction
Seminar / Tutorial
A la carte and contract teaching
Not applicable
Course objectives
Gathering information from various types of documentary texts in Hebrew, Aramaic, and/or closely related languages, and utilizing them for linguistic and/or historical analysis; introduction to the practical side of working with epigraphic witnesses.
Required reading
To be determined
Examination
To be determined
Information
Blackboard/webpage
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Overview
A detailed overview will be handed out to the students at the beginning of the course.
Remarks
Registration for this course via U-twist.