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
Mode of instruction
Lecture/seminar (2 hours per week)
Course Load
26 uur contactonderwijs
52 uur voorbereidingstijd op colleges
62 uur voorbereiding op tentamen.
Assessment method
Written exam
Blackboard
Yes. The course reader will be published on Blackboard.
Reading list
A course reader can be downloaded via Blackboard 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
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Registration Studeren à la carte
Registration Contractonderwijs
Contact
For questions about the content of the course, please contact the teacher:
Alwin Kloekhorst
Administrations Office: van Wijkplaats: osz-oa-wijkplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Coordinator of Studies: Else van Dijk