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COURSES OF THE ORIENTAL FACULTY [2008-09]

Curriculum for the Licentiate in Ancient Near Eastern Studies

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Akkadian

  • Introductory Course (A) [in Italian] (first semester): Werner Mayer
  • Introductory Course (B) [in Italian] (second semester): Werner Mayer
  • Advanced Course (C) [in Italian] (first semester): Werner Mayer
  • Special Course [in Italian] (first semester): Werner Mayer
  • Special Course [in Italian] (second semester): Werner Mayer

Arabic

  • Introductory Course (A) [in Italian] (first semester): Edmond Farahian
  • Introductory Course (B) [in Italian] (second semester):Edmond Farahian
  • Advanced Course (C) [in Italian] (first semester): Leo Arnold
  • Advanced Course [in Italian] (first or second semester): Leo Arnold

Biblical Aramaic

  • [in Italian] (second semester - 1 h. weekly): Craig Morrison

Biblical Hebrew [cfr. also Biblical Faculty]

  • Biblical Hebrew, C [in Italian] (first semester): Agustinus Gianto
  • Biblical Hebrew, C [in English] (second semester): Agustinus Gianto
  • Hebrew, special course [ex cond.] (second semester): Agustinus Gianto

Coptic

  • Introductory Course (A) [in Italian] (first semester): Philippe Luisier
  • Introductory Course (B) [in Italian] (second semester): Philippe Luisier
  • Advanced Course (C) [in Italian] (first semester): Philippe Luisier
  • Special Course [in Italian] (second semester): Philippe Luisier

Egyptian

  • Introductory Course (A) [in Italian] (first semester): Vincent Laisney
  • Introductory Course (B) [in Italian] (second semester): Federico Contardi
  • Advanced Course (C) [in Italian] (first semester): Vincent Laisney
  • Special Course [in Italian] (second semester): Federico Contardi

Hittite

  • Introductory Course (A) [in Italian] (first semester): Massimiliano Marazzi
  • Introductory Course (B) [in Italian] (second semester): Massimiliano Marazzi
  • Advanced Course: Reading of Historical Cuneiform Texts [in Italian or German] (first and second semester): Massimiliano Marazzi

Northwest Semitic

  • Introductory Course (A) [in Italian] (first semester): Agustinus Gianto
  • Introductory Course (B) [in Italian] (second semester): Agustinus Gianto

Sumerian

  • Introductory Course (A) [in Italian] (first semester): Stefano Seminara
  • Introductory Course (B) [in Italian] (second semester): Stefano Seminara

Syriac

  • Introductory Course (A) [in Italian] (first semester): Craig Morrison
  • Introductory Course (B) [in Italian] (second semester): Craig Morrison
  • Advanced Course  (C) [in Italian] (second semester): Craig Morrison
  • Special Courses [in Italian] (first and second semester): Craig Morrison

Targumic Aramaic

  • Introductory Course (A) [in Italian] (first semester): Robert Althann
  • Introductory Course (B) [in Italian] (second semester): Robert Althann
  • Advances Course (C) [in Italian] (second semester): Craig Morrison
  • Special Course [in Italian] (first or second semester): Craig Morrison

in PONTIFICAL ORIENTAL INSTITUTE:

  • Armenian: Marco Bais
  • Ethiopian: Osvaldo Raineri