Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
M-DEA/01
6
B
IUS/10
6
A
M-GGR/01
6
F
INF/01
6
B
L-ART/02
6
B
L-ANT/10
12
A
L-FIL-LET/10
1 module among the following
6
A
L-FIL-LET/02
6
A
L-FIL-LET/05
6
A
L-FIL-LET/04
6
A
L-FIL-LET/09
Foreign language B1 level
3
E
-

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-ANT/10
2 modules among the following
6
B
L-ANT/07
6
B
L-OR/05
6
B
ICAR/18
6
B
L-ART/04
3 modules among the following
12
B
L-ANT/07
12
B
M-GGR/01
12
B
L-ART/01
12
B
L-ART/02
12
B
L-ANT/08
12
B
L-ANT/04
12
B
L-ANT/01
1 module among the following
6
A
L-ANT/02
6
A
L-OR/01
6
A
M-STO/01
6
A
L-ANT/03

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module among the following
12
B
L-ANT/07
12
B
M-GGR/01
12
B
L-ART/01
12
B
L-ART/02
12
B
L-ANT/08
12
B
L-ANT/04
12
B
L-ANT/01
3 modules among the following
6
C
M-FIL/04
6
C
M-STO/08
6
C
M-GGR/02
6
C
L-ART/01
6
C
M-STO/05
6
C
L-OR/01
6
C
M-STO/07
6
C
L-OR/03
6
C
L-ANT/03
6
C
M-STO/09
6
C
L-ART/04
6
C
ICAR/06
6
C
L-ANT/09
1 module among the following
6
A
L-ANT/02
6
A
L-OR/01
6
A
M-STO/01
6
A
L-ANT/03
Final exam
6
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
M-DEA/01
6
B
IUS/10
6
A
M-GGR/01
6
F
INF/01
6
B
L-ART/02
6
B
L-ANT/10
12
A
L-FIL-LET/10
1 module among the following
6
A
L-FIL-LET/02
6
A
L-FIL-LET/05
6
A
L-FIL-LET/04
6
A
L-FIL-LET/09
Foreign language B1 level
3
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Foreign language
3
E
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Further activities
6
F
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
12
D
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations
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padvanced
mMasterful

Languages and scripts of the ancien Near East (i)  (2024/2025)

Teaching code

4S010603

Academic staff

Federico Giusfredi, Simonetta Ponchia

Coordinator

Federico Giusfredi

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-OR/03 - ASSYRIOLOGY

Period

CuCi 1 A, CuCi 1 B

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course is meant to provide the students with a basic knowledge of the origin, contexts of production, and use of writing in Mesopotamia and the ancient Near East, an introduction to the epigraphic documentation, and the languages of the area. The course also aims to provide them with a basic knowledge of individual languages of the area from a comparative perspective. The students will acquire a basic competence and method to approach texts in their original language, begin to employ the fundamental tools of the philological work, improve their knowledge, awareness, critical autonomy, and method in the study of ancient history, epigraphy, and archaeological heritage, approach a more in-depth study of Mesopotamia and ancient Near Eastern textual patrimony.

Prerequisites and basic notions

General linguistic and grammatical competence.

Program

The first part of the course provides a general presentation of the contexts of written production in the Syro-Mesopotamian area beginning with the origin of writing and illustrating the main textual collections and archives and the various types of texts preserved. The main part of the course is devoted to the study of the Akkadian language (Assyro-Babylonian) and its main grammatical elements, to allow the students to read and translate a selection of texts with progressive grammatical complexity. Part of the course is devoted to the illustration of other types of writing systems, especially alphabetic scripts used in the Levantine and east Mediterranean regions.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

The classes are integrated with a seminar specially designed to guide and train the students in the reading and interpretation of the texts in Akkadian. The seminar includes basic notions of cuneiform and practical exercises on grammatical rules.

Learning assessment procedures

Final oral assessment. The purposes of the assessment are to verify the acquired knowledge; language skills; the ability of textual analysis.
The assessment will consist of questions on the topics treated during the course, the bibliography indicated during the lessons, the texts studied, those of the seminar included, and the synthesis provided in the slides.
Not attending students and Erasmus students are kindly requested to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course in order to agree on the programme and assessment modalities.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

The evaluation concerns: the acquisition of the specific language skills covered by the course, the ability to organize and apply the acquired knowledge and methodologies, correctness and expository properties.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

evaluation of the final oral exam

Exam language

italiano