ARCH 209: Literature of the Ancient Near East
An introduction to the literature of the ancient Near East from the advent of writing through the Iron Age, specifically concerning the regions of Mesopotamia and the Levant, but also Egypt as it pertains to the ancient Near East. Literature includes myths and epics, legal texts, treaties, historical texts, key inscriptions, hymns, wisdom literature, oracles and prophecies, poetry, and Letters.
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