Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change,
in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
15.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2020-2021 !
Teacher(s)
Tavernier Jan;
Language
French
Main themes
Mastery of detailed notions of the grammar of Aramean.
Alternately with LGLOR2644, this course deals with the following themes:
- a commented translation of extracts of Targums, of papyri from Elephantine and of Qumran texts (15 hours of course);
- personal translation of extracts of Targums or Qumran texts (15 hours of exercises).
Alternately with LGLOR2644, this course deals with the following themes:
- a commented translation of extracts of Targums, of papyri from Elephantine and of Qumran texts (15 hours of course);
- personal translation of extracts of Targums or Qumran texts (15 hours of exercises).
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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At the end of this course, the student will be capable of translating (with a dictionary) Aramean documents found in Egypt (Hermopolis, Elephantine), at Qumran or extracts of Targums. |
Content
The course permits further and deeper study and practice of the language studied in the first cycle. The texts studied vary from year to year and come from different epochs, historical contexts and literary genres:
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study of papyri discovered in Egypt, and of Aramean documents discovered at Qumran;
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comparison of different Aramean dialects of the first century B.C. up to the 6th century A.D. (e.g. Targums of Genesis, with analysis of the special forms of Neofiti, of the Pseudo-Jonathan, of fragmentary Palestinian Targums and of the Samaritan Targum).
Teaching methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
The course is not in the form of lectures: students must have prepared the texts; their preparation will be discussed and improved during the course.
Evaluation methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
Oral exam.
Other information
English-friendly course: course taught in French but offering facilities in English.
Online resources
http://cal.huc.edu/: The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon.
Bibliography
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E.M. Cook, Dictionary of Qumran Aramaic, Winona Lake, 2015.
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G. Dalman, Grammatik des jüdisch-palästinischen Aramäisch nach den Idiomen des Palästinischen Talmud, des Onkelostargum und Prophetentargum und der jerusalemischen Targume, Leipzig, 1905 (surtout pour les tableaux).
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J. Hoftijzer - K. Jongeling, A Dictionary of North-West Semitic Inscriptions, Leiden, 1995.
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M. Jastrow, A Dictionary of the Targumin, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, New York, 1950.
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B. Porten & A. Yardeni, Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt, Winona Lake, 1986-1999.
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B. Porten & A. Yardeni, Textbook of Aramaic Ostraca from Idumea, Winona Lake, 2015-2018.
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B. Porten & T. Muraoka, A Grammar of Egyptian Aramaic (Handbuch der Orientalistik. Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten 32), Leiden, 1998.
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T. Muraoka, A Grammar of Qumran Aramaic (Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Supplement 38), Leuven, 2011.
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T. Muraoka, An Introduction to Egyptian Aramaic (Textbooks of Near Eastern Languages. Aramaic 1 / Lehrbuch orientalischer Sprachen 1), Münster, 2012.
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M. Sokoloff, A Dictionary of Judean Aramaic, Ramat-Gan, 2003.
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W.B. Stevenson, Grammar of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Oxford, 1962.
Faculty or entity
GLOR
Force majeure
Teaching methods
In the event that the health crisis does not allow the course to be given face-to-face, the course will be given remotely, via Teams.
Evaluation methods
In the event that the health crisis does not allow the examination to take place face-to-face, it will take place remotely, via Teams.
