Urartean
| Language name: | Urartean | ||
| Language family: | Hurro-Urartean. Current research tries to find a connection between this isolated group and the Eastern Causasian languages. | ||
| Region: | Eastern-Turkey and Armenia (period: roughly 1000-640 B.C.) | ||
| Department: | Near Eastern Studies (TCMO) | ||
| URL Department: | http://www.tcmo.leidenuniv.nl | ||
| Lecturers: | W.H. van Soldt | ||
| Course description: | Urartean, written in cuneiform script, is known to us from inscriptions found in eastern Turkey and Armenia (from about 1000-640 B.C.). The language is related to Hurrian. In this course, students will learn the grammar and the script, after which some Urartean texts will be read. |
| Total duration: | 1 semester. Extensions possible. |
| Course frequency: | The course will be taught when enough students register for it. |
| Reading | Year may vary | ||
| Credit (in ECTS): | 4 | ||
| Course hours in total: | 26 | ||
| Highest course level: | A2 | ||
| Class types: | Tutorials |
| Examination types: | Written or a paper. |
