Continue to learn Sumerian, the oldest attested language on earth. A good reason to learn Sumerian is to gain access to a large body of little-known, very ancient and truly fascinating literature. including the Descent of Inanna, in which the goddess of love (later known as Ishtar) attempts to take control of the underworld, and the earliest fragments of the stories surrounding the epic hero Bilgames (called Gilgamesh by the A...
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A good reason to learn Sumerian is to gain access to a large body of little-known, very ancient and truly fascinating literature. including the Descent of Inanna, in which the goddess of love (later known as Ishtar) attempts to take control of the underworld, and the earliest fragments of the stories surrounding the epic hero Bilgames (called Gilgamesh by the Assyrians).</p>0000-Available|2027-01-23 00:00:00<p>The aim of the course is to go beyond the basics of the Sumerian language and the cuneiform script in which it is written.</p><p>Continue to learn Sumerian, the oldest attested language on earth. A good reason to learn Sumerian is to gain access to a large body of little-known, very ancient and truly fascinating literature. including the Descent of Inanna, in which the goddess of love (later known as Ishtar) attempts to take control of the underworld, and the earliest fragments of the stories surrounding the epic hero Bilgames (called Gilgamesh by the Assyrians).</p><p>Although the course is primarily one of language instruction, we will touch more broadly on themes of Mesopotamian history and culture.</p><ul><li>read and write Sumerian</li><li>use sign and vocabulary lists, and you will receive tuition in general rules of syntax and sentence structure.</li><li>gain an insight into the field of Sumerian literature and culture more generally, and how it fits into the history of the ancient Near East.</li></ul><p>The course is intended for those who have completed Sumerian level 1 or have equivalent knowledge.</p><p>Classroom contact involving translating into and from Sumerian will be complemented with between one to two hours per week of homework.</p><p><em>Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian</em> by Bowen and Lewis (Digital Hammurabi Press, 2018) ISBN 978-1734358605.</p><p>You can advance to further studies in Sumerian. 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A good reason to learn Sumerian is to gain access to a large body of little-known, very ancient and truly fascinating literature. including the Descent of Inanna, in which the goddess of love (later known as Ishtar) attempts to take control of the underworld, and the earliest fragments of the stories surrounding the epic hero Bilgames (called Gilgamesh by the Assyrians).</p>0000-Available|2027-01-23 00:00:00<p>The aim of the course is to go beyond the basics of the Sumerian language and the cuneiform script in which it is written.</p><p>Continue to learn Sumerian, the oldest attested language on earth. 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