2026/2027
История и религия Месопотамии
Статус:
Дисциплина общефакультетского пула
Кто читает:
Институт классического Востока и античности
Где читается:
Факультет гуманитарных наук
Когда читается:
4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Коваль Сергей Андреевич
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
36
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The written history of ancient Mesopotamia spans approximately 3,000 years. Tens of thousands of cuneiform texts were composed in Sumerian, Akkadian, and other languages, allowing us to trace not only the region’s political development but also the evolution of its religious beliefs. Successive political formations, such as Sumerian city-states, the polity of king Sargon and his successors, the Babylonian kingdom under Hammurabi, and the Assyrian empire, which dominated much of the Near East, shaped Mesopotamian history, while cuneiform culture itself underwent significant transformations.
This course places particular emphasis on the interrelationship between history and religion. It examines major historical events alongside changes in religious thought that accompanied political and social upheavals. The course also explores the influence of Mesopotamian culture on Judea and Greece and, through them, on European civilization.
Learning Objectives
- Владеть основными фактами языковой картины, корпуса источников, социально-экономической истории, материального наследия древней Месопотамии, уметь интерпретировать эти факты в контексте мировой истории и культуры.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- The student demonstrates knowledge of the key facts concerning the linguistic landscape, corpus of sources, socioeconomic history, and material heritage of ancient Mesopotamia, and is able to interpret these facts in the context of world history and culture.
Course Contents
- Languages and Written Monuments of Ancient Mesopotamia
- The Legacy of the Ancient Near East in the Social History of Humankind
- The Material Heritage of Ancient Mesopotamia: From Excavations to Museums
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Huehnergard, J. (2018). A Grammar of Akkadian (Third Edition). [N.p.]: Brill. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2222785
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Van de Mieroop, M. (2016). A History of the Ancient Near East, Ca. 3000-323 BC (Vol. Third edition). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1021678