Бакалавриат
2025/2026
История древней Месопотамии
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Ассириология: языки и история древней Месопотамии)
Кто читает:
Институт классического Востока и античности
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1-4 модуль
Онлайн-часы:
20
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Язык:
английский
Course Syllabus
Abstract
After completing a brief introduction to the history of the Ancient Near East during the first year, the students are now offered an in-depth training in main subjects of the economic, social, political and cultural history of Mesopotamia, encompassing the periods from the rise of Sumerian city-states in the early 3rd millennium until the Persian invasion in the late 6th century BC. The 3rd millennium section will explore the earliest city-states, the concept of kingship and political power, the arrival of the Semites in Mesopotamia and its impact on society and economy of the region, and finally, the state bureaucracy at its height under the Ur III dynasty. For the Old Babylonian period (ca. 2000-1600 BC), the key issues include the role and structure of the palace economy, the relations between nomadic pastoralists and sedentary farmers, and the system of international relations. The later periods offer subjects such as Middle Babylonian approach to land property, Middle Assyrian law, the organization of the Neo-Assyrian empire, and the life of temple households in 1st millennium Babylonia. The course involves reading primary sources, both original (in Sumerian and Akkadian) and translated.