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Course: Akkadian 1: Grammar and the Epic of Gilgamesh

Old Babylonian (2000-1500 BCE), the classical form of Akkadian, has a uniform grammar written in clear and simple signs. It frames the grammatical and literary foundation of the Epic of Gilgamesh and subsequent Akkadian literature.  
In Akkadian 1, students will achieve a beginning level of skill in the language.

Courses begin in November 2016.
Professor
Richard Jude Thompson, Ph.D., ()
Language of Instruction
English
Required Textbook(s)
  • Huehnergard, John. A Grammar of Akkadian, third edition. Harvard Semitic Studies 45. Published by Eisenbrauns, 2011.
  • -----. Key to A Grammar of Akkadian, third edition. HSS 46. Eisenbrauns, 2013.
  • Student must purchase required textbooks separately from Amazon or the publisher Eisenbrauns.
Optional Textbook(s)
  • Parpola, Simo. The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. State Archives of Assyrian Cuneiform Texts, vol. 1. Cuneiform Text, Transliteration, Glossary, Indices, and Sign List. Published by The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, University of Helsinki, 1997.
About the Course
The thirty-week course covers the first 12 lessons of A Grammar of Akkadian, including phonetics, syllabification principles, and basic grammatical structures, as well as the first thirty lines of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Completion of Akkadian 1 will prepare the student to take the next course, Akkadian 2.

The thirty-week course costs $1,050 USD, not including the cost of text books. If after two class sessions you wish to drop the course, we will refund you $950.
Student must purchase required textbooks separately from Amazon or the publisher Eisenbrauns. 



The thirty-week course costs $1,150 USD, not including the cost of text books. If after two class sessions you wish to drop the course, we will refund you $950.
Akkadian 1: Grammar and the Epic of Gilgamesh
$1,150
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Course: Akkadian 1 Private Lessons

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Professor
Richard Jude Thompson, Ph.D., ()
Language of Instruction
English
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  • Optional textbooks
About the Course
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The thirty-week course costs $2,100 USD, not including the cost of text books. If after two class sessions you wish to drop the course, we will refund you $1,900.
Akkadian 1 Private Lessons
$2,100
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Richard Jude Thompson, Ph.D., ()
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The thirty-week course costs $1,200 USD, not including the cost of text books. If after two class sessions you wish to drop the course, we will refund you $1,000.
Laz Testing Course
$1,200
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