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Instructors: Letizia Savino M.A.
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
S AO Philologie III
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
- | -
Requirements / organisational issues:
Prerequisites are the successful participation in Akkadian I & II or comparable academic skills. Knowledge of cuneiform epigraphy is recommended, but not necessary.
Compulsory attendance:
It is not mandatory to attend.
Contents:
CTH 811 is an Akkadian ritual text belonging to the wisdom of the ašipu ("incantation priest") found in Room 5 of Building A of Büyükkale, Hattuša. The text consists of an "exorcistic" ritual to dispel a "mountain fever" (li'bu šadî) that has seized the patient.
Through the reading of the text, student will learn about Ancient Near Eastern medical and ritual-medical practices and enhance their abilities in Akkadian.
Recommended reading list:
M. J. Geller (2010): Ancient Babylonian Medicine. Theory and Practice. Malden.
A. Bácskay (2018): Therapeutic Prescriptions against Fever in Ancient Mesoporamia, AOAT 447. Münster.
The required literature will be made available as PDFs before the start of the seminar.
Further bibliography will be provided during the seminar.
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