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Scheda programma d'esame
HITTITOLOGY
MATTEO VIGO
Academic year2023/24
CourseSTUDIES ON ANCIENT EGYPT, NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST
Code1379L
Credits6
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageEnglish

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
HITTITOLOGYL-OR/04LEZIONI36
MATTEO VIGO unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge

The students who complete the course will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the emergence of the Hittites, their history, and cultural aspects. The student should demonstrate the ability to define a historiographical or cultural problem and present the results in a structured way.
Assessment criteria of knowledge

During the oral examination, the students must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of the Hittite history and culture, as well as discuss related matters thoughtfully using appropriate terminology.

Methods:

 

 Final oral exam

 
Skills

By the end of this introductory course, the students will have solid rudiments of the history, society, and culture of the Hittites. The student will be, therefore, able to master the tools for the understanding of the mechanism of the Hittite society.
Assessment criteria of skills

Oral examination with open questions about the history, society, and culture of the Hittites.
Behaviors

Attendance in presence is strongly recommended!
Assessment criteria of behaviors

During the final examination, the students will be asked to present and discuss a specific period of the Hittite history in a coherent way.
Prerequisites

Knowledge of the Ancient Near Eastern civilizations of the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE
Teaching methods

Delivery: face-to-face class

Attendance: Strongly recommended

Advised Learning activities

 Attending lectures

Quarterly feedback
Syllabus

The teaching programme covers the second millennium BCE Anatolia, the emergence of the Hittite polities and the Hittite Kingdom, the Hittite conquests in south-eastern Turkey and Syria, and the Hittite culture, religion, and literature. Attention will be paid to their relationship with Hurrian and other contemporary cultures. During classes will be also presented general information on the political geography of central and western Turkey.

The course is particularly designed to be a useful tool for students who want to have an introductory overview of Hittite history and civilization. It gives the necessary cultural and historical background as well as suggestions for further reading.

  1. Rediscovering the Hittites: A Brief Historiographic Outline
  2. Who were the Hittites? When and from where the Hittites came to Anatolia
  3. The adaptation of the cuneiform writing system
  4. People and languages of Anatolia in the second millennium BCE
  5. The geography of the Hittite heartland and the neighbouring regions
  6. Major archaeological sites, find spots, archival spaces, and tablet collections
  7. A history of the Hittite Kingdom in the frame of the ancient near eastern polities
  8. At the dawn of the Hittite Kingdom: Forerunners, Neša and Kuššara
  9. The Old Hittite Kingdom: From Ḫattušili I to Muršili’s sack of Babylon
  10. The Old Hittite Kingdom: From Telipinu’s Reform to Tudḫaliya I
  11. The Old Hittite Kingdom: From Tudḫaliya I to the Empire Period
  12. The New Hittite Kingdom: From Šuppiluliuma I to Tarḫuntašša
  13. Excursus: The Battle of Qadesh
  14. The New Hittite Kingdom: The Reign of Ḫattušili III and the Pax Hethitica
  15. The New Hittite Kingdom: From Tudḫaliya IV to the end of the Hittite Kingdom
  16. The Aftermaths: the dissolution of a kingdom and the New Hittite states of the Iron Age
Bibliography

de Martino S. (ed.), Handbook Hittite Empire. Power Structures, (Empires through the Ages in Global Perspective 1), Oldenbourg 2022. [ISBN: 978-3-11-065767-8; eBook ISBN (PDF): 978-3-11-066178-1; eBook ISBN (EPUB): 978-3-11-065810-1; ISSN: 2750-6118]

Additional material will be provided during classes via Moodle.
Non-attending students info

To be planned with the teacher (matteo_vigo@yahoo.it) before the end of March 2024
Assessment methods

Final oral exam to test the knowledge of the Hittite civilization and culture
Additional web pages

Hethitologie Portal Mainz: http://www.hethport.uni-wuerzburg.de/HPM/index.php
Notes

Orario corso:


Mercoledì: 17:45-19:15
Giovedì: 8.30-10:00
Aule: Mercoledì Pao D1 - Giovedì Pao A2 (Palazzo Carità)
Inizio del corso: Mercoledì 6 marzo 2024

 

 

Final evaluation committee President: Matteo Vigo

Members: Miniaci Gianluca, Anacleto D'Agostino

Deputy Committee

President: Marilina Betrò

Members: Jesper Eidem
Updated: 07/03/2024 16:19