| CODE | NES1040 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Phoenician - Punic 1 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This is an introductory study-unit in Phoenician and Punic in which the basic notions of Phoenician-Punic epigraphy and grammar will be dealt with. The grammar will be mainly learnt through a reading of select texts and it will be assumed that students following this study-unit already know the basics of Classical Hebrew. Select texts in Phoenician and Punic from Malta and from other Mediterranean countries will be studied and their context discussed. The select texts will have to be transliterated into the Hebrew “Square Script” and then translated into English. The problems of working with ancient unvocalized texts will also be highlighted. Study-unit Aims 1. To teach students the more common forms of the letters of the Phoenician, Punic, and Late Punic alphabet. 2. To show students how to read ancient unvocalized texts. 3. To make students realize that they can glean a great deal of historical and cultural information on the Mediterranean in antiquity through a reading of the original Phoenician and Punic texts. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Decipher the standard forms of the Phoenician, Punic, and Late Punic Scripts; 2. Grasp the basic grammatical notions of Phoenician and Punic; 3. Realize the great importance of comparative Semitics, especially with reference to the relationship between Classical Hebrew and Phoenician-Punic. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Read texts (even those in English) much more attentively; 2. Appreciate other cultures; 3. Have an eye to detail. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings 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 UNIT YOU MUST TAKE NES1002 AND TAKE NES1003 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Abigail Zammit |
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