(Akkadian, Aramaic, Phoenician, and Ugaritic are listed under Semitics.)
10. Jerusalem: The Holy City. Lecture, three hours. Survey of history of Jerusalem over 3,000 years as a symbolic focus for three faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
M104A-M104B. Ancient Egyptian Civilization. (Same as History M104A-M104B.) Lecture, three hours. Course M104A is not prerequisite to M104B. Political and cultural institutions of ancient Egypt and ideas on which they were based. M104A. Chronological discussion of Prehistory, the Old and Middle Kingdom. M104B. The New Kingdom and the Late period until 332 B.C.
M105. History of Ancient Mesopotamia and Syria. (Same as History M105.) Lecture, three hours. Political and cultural development of the "Fertile Crescent," including Palestine, from the Neolithic to the Achaemenid period.
120A-120B-120C. Elementary Ancient Egyptian. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Grammar and texts.
121A-121B-121C. Intermediate Ancient Egyptian. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 120A-120B-120C. Readings in ancient Egyptian literature.
123A-123B. Coptic. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Introduction to Coptic grammar and reading of Coptic texts.
124. Middle Egyptian Technical Literature. Prerequisite: course 121C. Reading of Middle Egyptian technical literature in hieroglyphic transcription. Medical, veterinary, mathematical, and astronomical texts included.
130. Ancient Egyptian Religion. Lecture, three hours. Introductory survey of various ancient Egyptian religious beliefs and practices, their origin, and development. Discussions of religiopolitical institutions such as divine kingship and pious foundations.
140A-140B-140C. Elementary Sumerian. (Formerly numbered 140A-140B.) Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Prerequisites: Semitics 140A-140B. Elementary grammar and reading of royal inscriptions, letters, and administrative texts from the Ur III period.
145. Sumerian Literary Texts. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 140A-140B or consent of instructor. Reading and interpretation of selected Sumerian literary texts.
150A-150B-150C. Survey of Ancient Near Eastern Literatures in English. Lecture, three hours. Each course may be taken independently for credit. 150A. Mesopotamia; 150B. Egypt; 150C. Syria and Palestine.
160A-160B. Introduction to Near Eastern Archaeology. Lecture, three hours. Terminology, geography, principles, strategy of research, bibliography, and general survey of Near Eastern archaeology.
161A-161B-161C. Archaeology of Mesopotamia. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Survey of main archaeological periods in Mesopotamia, with special emphasis on late prehistoric and early historical periods and with reference to neighboring cultural areas. Each course may be taken independently for credit.
162. Archaeology and Religion of the Holy Land. Lecture, three hours. Survey of archaeology of Palestine from the Bronze Age to destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, with emphasis on religious development of ancient Israel.
163A-163B. Archaeology of Iran. Lecture, three hours. Designed to introduce students to Iranian archaeology from prehistoric through Achaemenid times. 163A. Prehistoric and protohistoric phases of Iranian archaeology. 163B. Archaeology of Elam, Iron Age, and Achaemenid Empire.
164A-164B-164C. Archaeology of Historic Periods in Mesopotamia. Prerequisites: courses M105 and 161A-161B-161C, or consent of instructor. Survey of main archaeological periods in Mesopotamia, with special emphasis on historic periods and with reference to neighboring cultural areas. Each course may be taken independently for credit.
165. Archaeology of Pharaonic Egypt. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses M104A-M104B. Selected topics on archaeology of Pharaonic Egypt, with emphasis on material culture as source for political, social, and economic history of ancient Egypt.
170. Introduction to Biblical Studies. Lecture, two hours. Knowledge of original languages not required. The Bible (Old and New Testaments) as a book. Canon, text, and versions. Linguistic, literary, historical, and religious approaches to Bible study. Survey of history of interpretation from antiquity to the present.
M194. The Hero in the Bible and the Ancient Near East. (Same as Folklore M185.) Lecture, three hours. Investigation of concepts of the hero/heroine in literatures of ancient Mesopotamia, Canaan, and Israel. Texts include epics of Gilgamesh and Aghat, Hebrew Bible, and New Testament. All texts read in translation.
199. Special Studies in the Ancient Near East (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
210. Late Egyptian. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 121A-121B-121C, consent of instructor. Late Egyptian grammar and reading of both hieroglyphic and hieratic texts. May be repeated for credit.
211A-211B. Egyptian Texts of the Greco-Roman Period. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 121C. Introduction to grammar and orthography of hieroglyphic texts from Greco-Roman temples. Text readings and translation of various textual types.
220. Seminar: Ancient Egypt. Seminar, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
221A-221B. Demotic. Prerequisite: course 121C. Introduction to Demotic grammar and orthography. Reading of texts from various genres.
240A-240B-240C. Seminars: Sumerian Language and Literature. Seminar, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Readings of texts from various Sumerian periods and literary genres; selected problems in linguistic or stylistic analysis and literary history.
M250. Seminar: Ancient Mesopotamia. (Same as History M207.) Seminar, three hours. Selected topics on political, social, and intellectual history of ancient Mesopotamia. May be repeated for credit.
250X. Seminar: Ancient Mesopotamia (1 unit). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics on political, social, and intellectual history of ancient Mesopotamia. Course for students who participate regularly in class meetings but without the homework required in course M250. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
260. Seminar: Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology. Seminar, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
261. Practical Field Archaeology (2 to 8 units). Fieldwork, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Participation in archaeological excavations or other archaeological research in the Near East under staff supervision. May be repeated.
262. Seminar: Object Archaeology. Discussion, two hours; laboratory, one hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics in analysis and interpretation of Near Eastern archaeological finds in museum collections. Students work with objects in Heeramanek Collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
263. Seminar: Egyptian Monuments. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected monuments and sites in area of Luxor (Ancient Thebes). Architecture and decoration of temples and tombs; structure and occupation of settlements. May be repeated.
M265. Depositional History and Stratigraphic Analysis. (Same as Archaeology M265.) Lecture, two hours. Theoretical understanding of depositional processes ("laws") which lead to site formation and of stratigraphic procedures to be used in recovery of embedded cultural materials. Study of issues covered in the literature, with specific test cases from actual excavations and site reports. Coverage of theoretical implications of such disciplines as surveying and pedology with the help of specialists. S/U or letter grading.
272. Semitic Background of the New Testament. Lecture, two hours. Prerequisites: Hebrew 102A-102B-102C, Semitics 130, Greek 1, and 2, or consent of instructor. Study of Semitic elements in the Greek New Testament: traditions transmitted in Aramaic, relations to the Old Testament and to post-Biblical literature, and Palestinian Judaism.
596. Directed Individual Study (2 to 8 units). May be repeated for credit.
597. Examination Preparation (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of department or instructor. S/U grading.
599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of department or instructor. S/U grading.
101A. Egyptian Art and Archaeology
M104A-M104B. Ancient Egyptian Civilization
M105. History of Ancient Mesopotamia and Syria
193D. Religions of the Ancient Near East
201A-201U. Topics in History