| CODE |
NES1040 |
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| TITLE |
Phoenician - Punic 1 |
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| LEVEL |
01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course |
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| ECTS CREDITS |
4 |
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| DEPARTMENT |
Oriental Studies |
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| DESCRIPTION |
An introductory study-unit in Phoenician and Punic. Basic notions of Phoenician-Punic epigraphy. Basic grammar. Problems encountered in working with ancient unvocalized texts. Transliteration and translation of selected inscriptions from the Maltese islands and other Mediterranean countries.
Reading List:
Rev. Cooke, G.A. (1903) A Text-book of North-Semitic inscriptions: Moabite, Hebrew, Phoenician, Aramaic, Nabatean, Palmyrene, Jewish. Oxford: Claredon Press
Gibson, J. C.L. (1982) Textbook of Syrian semitic inscriptions, vol. 3, Phoenician inscriptions including inscriptions in the mixed dialect of Arslan Tash. Oxford: Clarendon Press
Guzzo Amadasi, M.G. (1967) Le Iscrizioni Fenicie e Puniche delle colonie in Occidente. Roma: Istituto di Studi del vicino, Università di Roma
Harris, Z. S. (1936) A Grammar of the Phoenician language. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society
Tomback, R.S. (1978) A comparative semitic lexicon of the Phoenician and Punic languages. Missoula, Montana: Scholars press for the Society of Biblical Literature
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| RULES/CONDITIONS |
Before TAKING THIS STUDY-UNIT YOU MUST TAKE NES1001
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE |
Lecture |
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| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
| Assessment Component/s |
Resit Availability |
Weighting |
| Oral Examination
(20 Minutes) |
Yes |
100% |
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| LECTURER/S |
Anthony J. Frendo
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20 May 2013
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