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ARAM 10103 Middle Aramaic

Selected texts from the Middle Aramaic period (c. 200 BCE-200 CE) are read with special attention to the historical development of the grammar of Aramaic during this time period.

Prerequisites

ARAM 10102 or equivalent.

 Aren Wilson-Wright
2024-2025 Spring

ARAM 10102 Imperial Aramaic

Selected letters and contracts from the Imperial Aramaic period (c. 600-200 BCE) are read with special attention to the historical development of the grammar of Aramaic during this time period.

Prerequisites

ARAM 10101

 Aren Wilson-Wright
2024-2025 Winter

ARAM 10101 Old Aramaic Inscriptions

Selected monumental inscriptions from the Old Aramaic period (c. 1000-600 BCE) are read with special attention to the dialectal differences among various subgroups of texts.

Prerequisites

One year of another Semitic language

 Aren Wilson-Wright
2024-2025 Autumn

ARAM 10103 Imperial Aramaic

(JWSC 11200)

Selected letters and contracts from the Imperial Aramaic period (c. 600-200 BCE) are read with special attention to the historical development of the grammar of Aramaic during this time period.

Prerequisites

ARAM 10102 or equivalent.

2022-2023 Spring

ARAM 10102 Old Aramaic Inscriptions

(JWSC 11100)

Selected monumental inscriptions from the Old Aramaic period (c. 1000-600 BCE) are read with special attention to the dialectal differences among various subgroups of texts.

Prerequisites

ARAM 10101 or equivalent.

2022-2023 Winter

ARAM 10101 Biblical Aramaic

(JWSC 11000)

This course provides a thorough introduction to the grammar of the Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible during the first few weeks. The remainder of the course is spent reading texts from the books of Daniel and Ezra.

Prerequisites

HEBR 10103 or equivalent.

2022-2023 Autumn

ARAM 10403 Elementary Syriac 3

The purpose of this three-quarter sequence is to enable the student to read Syriac literature with a high degree of comprehension. The sequence is divided into two segments. The first two quarters are devoted to acquiring the essentials of Syriac grammar and vocabulary. The third quarter is spent reading a variety of Syriac prose and poetic texts and includes a review of grammar.

2021-2022 Spring

ARAM 10402 Elementary Syriac 2

The purpose of this three-quarter sequence is to enable the student to read Syriac literature with a high degree of comprehension. The sequence is divided into two segments. The first two quarters are devoted to acquiring the essentials of Syriac grammar and vocabulary. The third quarter is spent reading a variety of Syriac prose and poetic texts and includes a review of grammar.

2021-2022 Winter

ARAM 10401 Elementary Syriac I

The purpose of this three-quarter sequence is to enable the student to read Syriac literature with a high degree of comprehension. The sequence is divided into two segments. The first two quarters are devoted to acquiring the essentials of Syriac grammar and vocabulary. The third quarter is spent reading a variety of Syriac prose and poetic texts and includes a review of grammar.

2021-2022 Autumn

ARAM 10102 Old Aramaic Inscriptions

Selected monumental inscriptions from the Old Aramaic period (c. 1000-600 BCE) are read with special attention to the dialectal differences among various subgroups of texts.

Prerequisites

ARAM 10101

2020-2021 Winter
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