Syllabus
Woodard, Roger: The Ancient Languages of Asia Minor
Hoffner, Harry - Melchert, Craig: Grammar of the Hittite Language
Adiego, Ignacio: Carian
Annotation
The fascinating history of Asia Minor of the two millennia before Christ becomes unravelled by the means of mastering some of its texts and language structures used by its inhabitants. We are going to explore the languages and scripts of:
Hittite, Luvian , Palaic, Lycian, Lydian, Carian, Phrygian, Hurrian, Urartian, Classical Armenian and Early Georgian,
Both the attendance and written test are required for completion of the course.