Sumerian Grammar 1 3600-7-WS2-GJS(Z)

The first part of the lecture on the grammar of the Sumerian language with elements of historical grammar and the rules of using Sumerian cuneiform in the 3rd millennium BC. The lecture covers the writing system, voice and morphology in a comparative approach to various theories and concepts in the field of Sumerian grammar. Reading simple texts.

1. Assyriology and Sumerology; Sumerians; Sumerian language, dialects and periodizations; Sources
2. The most important works on Sumerian grammar; As we read Sumerian; Spelling; linguistic environment
3. Genetic relationships; so-called pre-Sumerian substrate; Sumerian death; Phonetics and phonology - vowels; Sumerian general structure
4. Consonants; Part of speech; Cases
5. J. Black's view of parts of speech in Sumerian (with interjections - Thomsen and Edzard)
6. Genetive; Meaning of directional cases with genetive
7. Pronouns; Nominal chain
8. Sentence structure; Numerals
9. Typological characteristics; Verb
10. Conjugation (verb inflection)
11. Verb
12. The chain of prefixes and its elements at the verb
13. Indicators

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

Simultaneously attending Sumerian language classes (Learning the Sumerian Language).

Course coordinators

Olga Drewnowska-Rymarz

Learning outcomes

After completing the semester of classes, the student:
- has a basic knowledge of selected parts of speech in Sumerian
- understands the complexity of Sumerian
- can read and translate converted texts

Assessment criteria

-attendance,
- mid-semester credits,
- exam results.

Bibliography

D. O. Edzard, Sumerian Grammar, Leiden-Boston 2003,
P. Michałowski, Sumerian, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World’s Ancient Languages, s. 19-59,
J. A. Black, Sumerian Grammar in Babylonian Theory, SP 12, Rome 1984,
M.- L. Thomsen, The Sumerian Language. An Introduction to its History and Grammatical Structure, Mesopotamia 10, Copenhagen 1984 i nast.
B. Jagersma, A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian, 2010.

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