Week 1
     Lecture 1: What is Literature?     

     Lecture 2: Three Age System and La Longue Durée
     Lecture 3: Land, Waters, and Lifeways in Ancient Time
Week 2
     Lecture 4: Major Societies and How They Relate
     Lecture 5: Types of Literature and Where Found
     Lecture 6: Analyzing Ancient Literature
Week 3
     Lecture 7: Mesopotamian Literary Sources
     Literature Reading and Discussion:
          Eridu Genesis
          Enki and Ninhursag
          Enki and the Ordering of the World
          Enuma Elish: Old Kingdom Egypt
Week 4
     Literature Reading and Discussion:
          Enki, Ninmakh, and the Creation of Humankind
          Epic of Atra-khasis
          Autobiography of Sargon
          The Epic of Gilgamesh
Week 5
     Literature Reading and Discussion:
          Laws of Ur-Nammu or Shulgi
          Laws of Lipit-Ishtar
          Laws of Dadusha of Eshnunna
          Laws of Hammurabi
          Middle Assyrian Laws
          Neo-Babylonian Laws
          Mari Covenant Ritual
          Treaty between Abban and Yarimlim
          Treaty between Ashurnirari V and Mati’-ilu
          Sumerian King List 
          Old Babylonian Date Lists
          Weidner Chronicle 
          Sargon Chronicle
          Babylonian Chronicles
Week 6 
     Literature Reading and Discussion:
          Tiglath-pileser I 
          Shalmaneser III
          Tiglath-pileser III
          Sargon II
          Sennacherib
          Adoption of Shennima
          Old Babylonian Shepherding Contract
          Turpunna’s Bridal Price
          A Man and His God
          Ludlul Bel Nemeqi
          Babylonian Theodicy
          Hymn to Enlil
          Hymn to Shamash
          Prayer to Ishtar
          Psalm to Marduk
          Words of Ahiqar
          Mari Prophecy
          Neo-Assyrian Prophecies
          Marduk Prophecy
          Uruk Prophecy
          Divination
          Shurpu Incantation
          Maul Incantation
          Temple Program for the New Year Festival at Babylon
          Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur
Week 7
     Lecture 8: Egyptian Literary Sources

     Literature Reading and Discussion:
          Heliopolis Pyramid Text
          Memphis Creation Story
          Instruction of Merikare
          Tale of Si-Nuhe
          Report of Wen-Amon 
          Negative Confession of Sin
Week 8
     Literature Reading and Discussion:

          Instruction of Ptahhotep
          Instruction of Merikare
          Instruction of Any
          Instruction of Amenemope
          Satire of the Trades

          Merneptah Stele

          Hymn to Amon-Ra
          Hymn to the Aten
          Egyptian Love Songs

          Admonitions of Ipuwer
          Prophecies of Neferti
Week 9
     Lecture 9: Levantine Literary Sources

     Literature Reading and Discussion:

          Baal Cycle
          Tale of Aqhat
          Legend of King Kirta

          Treaty between Abban and Yarimlim
          Treaty between Mursilis and Duppi-Teshub

         Dagan Festival of Emar

         Balaam of Deir Alla
Week 10
     Literature Reading and Discussion:

         Mesha Stela
         Karatepe Inscription
         Stela of Zakkur
         Tell Dan Inscription

         Gezer Calendar
         Siloam Tunnel Inscription
         Samaria Ostraca
         Blessings from Kuntillet Ajrud

         El-Amarna
         Lachish Ostraca
         Arad Ostraca
         Yavneh Yam Inscription
Week 11
     Final Project
Week 12
     Final Project

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