LG534/834
Bush
LG534/834: ADVANCED UGARITIC. Frederic Bush.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course, a continuation of Ugaritic I, LG533, will be devoted
to further reading of Ugaritic literature in transliteration, particularly the
Aqhat Epic.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- For students pursuing either a course of study leading to an
advanced degree in Old Testament or Semitic Languages and Literatures, a
knowledge of the grammar and the literature of the Ugaritic language is an
important discipline to master. Ugaritic is a Northwest Semitic dialect more
closely related in many respects to the later Canaanite languages such as
Hebrew and Aramaic than either the East Semitic dialects of Akkadian or the
Southwest Semitic languages of the Arabic and Ethiopic regions. Further, it
provides a most important source of material that is closely parallel in its
literary forms and religious content to that of the later Canaanite world with
which ancient Israel was not only closely related culturally but also in
intimate contact.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The course will meet twice weekly in two-hour sessions for
recitation of texts prepared from a workbook provided for the student.
REQUIRED READING:
- Bush, F. W. Ugaritic Workbook. Fuller Syllabus.
- Gordon, Cyrus H. Ugaritic Textbook. Analectia Orientalia 38. Rome:
Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1965.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Students will be required to prepare material from the Workbook
prior to class recitation.
PREREQUISITES:
- LG533, Ugaritic I.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- The course is intended for M.A. in Semitic Languages, Th.M., and
Ph.D. students. Master's level students who meet the course prerequisites may
be admitted with special permission.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- Yes.