Winter School: Cuneiform Culture and the Akkadian Language
When: Mon, 20.02.2023 8:30 AM until Fri, 24.02.2023 1:30 PM
Where: Warburgstraße 26, 20354 Hamburg
Instructor: Professor Dr Cécile Michel
The seminar will start with an overview of the cuneiform writing systems (logographic, syllabic, alphabetical) and their decipherment, cuneiform manuscripts and inscriptions, the variety of cuneiform texts, their organisation in archives and libraries, the scribes and their curriculum. This general introduction on cuneiform texts forms the basis for the following introduction to the Akkadian language and cuneiform script.
Classes will be held from 20 to 24 February 2023 in presence at CSMC. It is not possible to participate online.