Peoples and languages of Asia Minor 1 (Hittite subject group) 3600-7-WS4-LJAMC(Z)
The aim of the class is to apply the knowledge acquired during the lecture “Peoples and languages of Asia Minor 1 (Hittite subject group)” by reading selected source texts in Hattic, Hurrian, Palaic and Luwian. Students work on transliterated text, using grammar tables, dictionaries and glossaries. The exercises also involve source analysis of the translated text.
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Learning outcomes
Graduates know and understand:
- how to search for, analyze, evaluate, and use information from various sources – K_U01
- understand the need for lifelong learning – K_K01
- is ready to make others aware of cultural differences and their religious, philosophical, moral and historical sources, as well as their significance for understanding the modern world – K_K05
- state of research in the field of selected issues of the Ancient Near East; – K_W16
- basic methods of analysis and interpretation of various cultural products specific to the native traditions of the Ancient Near East; – K_W17
- is aware of the complex nature of the languages of Asia Minor in the second millenium BC, their place and significance in the context of the culture and history of Asia Minor;
- is aware of the linguistic diversity of Asia Minor in the second millenium BC and its impact on the cultural and political situation of neighboring areas;
Skills:
- is able to read, analyze, and interpret literary texts and other works of cultural creativity of the Ancient Near East, correctly placing them in their cultural context – K_U06
- compare and recognize the relationships between selected literary texts and other works of cultural creativity of the Ancient Near East; – K_U07
- demonstrate knowledge of the languages of the Ancient Near East; – K_U12
- interpret key concepts of the culture of the Ancient Near East through linguistic/philological analysis; – K_U15
- be proficient in the cuneiform writing system and tools for learning and analyzing it (traditional and electronic dictionaries, lexicons, language corpora, databases, etc.); – K_U16
- present detailed issues related to the cultural problems of the Ancient Near East in Polish – K_U20
- is able to search for, analyze, evaluate, and use information from various sources;
- demonstrates knowledge of the above-mentioned languages at the required level;
Social competences:
- is ready to raise awareness of the importance of the culture of the Ancient Near East in world culture; – K_K07
- to work towards making the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Ancient Near East accessible and promoting it; – K_K08
- to recognize the positive cultural values of the Ancient Near East, which can be used for personal development and effective intercultural communication; – K_K09
- is aware of the differences resulting from cultural diversity;
- is open to new ideas, trends, and cultural differences;
Assessment criteria
- participation in classes
- written assignment in the form of preparation of several linguistic entries from the languages chosen by the student (practiced during the classes) with the aim of publishing it within the Wikisłownik
Practical placement
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Bibliography
Akurgal E., The Hattian and Hittite Civilisations, Ankara 2001.
Carruba O., Das Palaische: Texte, Grammatik, Lexikon, Wiesbaden 1970.
Giusfredi F., Palaic in the Hittite Archives, [w:] Contacts of Languages and Peoples in the Hittite and Post-Hittite World, ed. F. Giusfredi, V. Pisaniello, A. Matessi, vol. I, Leiden–Boston 2023, s. 313–331.
Giusfredi F., Pisaniello V., Hurrians and Hurrian in Hittite Anatolia, [w:] Contacts of Languages and Peoples in the Hittite and Post-Hittite World, ed. F. Giusfredi, V. Pisaniello, A., Matessi, vol. I, Leiden–Boston 2023, s. 259–283.
Hawkins J.D., Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions, vol. I, Berlin–New York 2000.
Kassian A., Hattic as a Sino-Caucasian Language, „Ugarit-Forschungen” 41 (2009), s. 309–448.
Laroche E., Glossaire de la langue houritte, Paris 1980.
Melchert H.C., The Luwians, Leiden–Boston 2003.
Payne A., Hieroglyphic Luwian. An Introduction with Original Texts. 2nd Revised Edition,
Wiesbaden 2010.
Payne A., Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions, Atlanta 2012.
Popko M., Ludy i języki starożytnej Anatolii, Warszawa 2011.
Richter Th., Bibliographisches Glossar des Hurritischen, Wiesbaden 2012.
Rizza A., Hattian Texts and Hattian in the Hittite Archives, [w:] Contacts of Languages and Peoples in the Hittite and Post-Hittite World, ed. F. Giusfredi, V. Pisaniello, A. Matessi, vol. I, Leiden–Boston 2023, s. 242–258.
Schuster H.-S., Die Hattisch Hethitischen Bilinguen, Teil 2–3, Leiden–Boston–Köln 2002.
Soysal O., Hattischer Wortschatz in Hethitischer Textuberlieferung, Leiden–Boston 2004.
Soysal O., Süe A., The Hattian-Hittite Foundation Rituals from Ortaköy (II). Fragments to CTH 726, [w:] Audias fabulas veteres. Anatolian Studies in Honor of Jana Součková-Siegelová, ed. Š. Velhartická, Leiden–Boston 2016, s. 320–364.
Wegner I., Einführung in die hurritische Sprache, wyd. II, Wiesbaden 2007.
Yakubovich I., Cuneiform Luwian in the Hattuša Archives, [w:] Contacts of Languages and Peoples in the Hittite and Post-Hittite World, ed. F. Giusfredi, V. Pisaniello, A. Matessi, vol. I, Leiden–Boston 2023, s. 284–312.
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