Hittite literature1 3600-7-WS2-PH(L)
Different types of texts from the genre of Hittite historiography will be discussed:
I. Historical texts
I.a. Annals and chronicles
I.b. Letters
I.c. State treaties
II. Administrative and technical texts
II.a. Royal grants of land
II.b. Inventories and inventories
II.c. Instructions and protocols
III. Law
III.a. Hittite laws
III.b. Court protocols
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Term 2023L:
Different types of texts from the genre of Hittite historiography will be discussed: I. Historical texts I.a. Annals and chronicles I.b. Letters I.c. State treaties II. Administrative and technical texts II.a. Royal grants of land II.b. Inventories and inventories II.c. Instructions and protocols III. Law III.a. Hittite laws III.b. Court protocols |
Prerequisites (description)
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Learning outcomes
A person after the course knows and understands:
- basic knowledge of the theory of the humanities (literary studies or linguistics or history) necessary for understanding selected aspects of culture - K_W04
- detailed issues of Hittite literature and writing; can name and characterize the most important phenomena and genres of Hittite writing - K_W05
- knows how to search, analyze, evaluate and use information from various sources - K_U01
- is able to read, analyze and interpret Hittite literary texts correctly placing them in a cultural context - K_U06
- can skillfully and substantively argue using the views of other authors - K_U23
- understands the need for lifelong learning - K_K01
- is ready to make others aware of cultural difference and its religious, philosophical, moral and historical sources, as well as its importance for understanding the modern world - K_K05
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Assessment criteria
- Class attendance (2 unexcused absences per semester allowed);
- activity in class;
- preparation of an encyclopedic entry on a selected topic falling within the subject matter of the course.
Bibliography
1. E. Laroche, Catalogue des textes hittites, Paris 1971.
2. G. Beckman, Hittite Diplomatic Texts, Atlanta 1996 (19992).
3. M.W. Chavalas, The Ancient Near East Historical Sources in Translation (2006).
4. V. Haas, Die hethitische Literatur, Berlin/New York 2006.
5. V. Haas, Hethitische Orakel, Vorzeichen und Abwehrstrategien, Berlin/New York 2008.
6. W.W. Hallo (red.), The Context of Scripture, Vol. I: Canonical Compositions from the Biblical World (1997).
7. H.A. Hoffner Jr., Letters from the Hittite Kingdom, Atlanta 2009.
8. M. Popko, Mitologia hetyckiej Anatolii, Warszawa 1976 (19802, 19873).
9. M. Popko, Magia i wróżbiarstwo u Hetytów, Warszawa 1982.
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