Thursdays, May 29-July 24 (8 weeks, class will not meet on June 19), live on Zoom and recorded
Cost: Non-members ($392), Members ($314), Docents/Volunteers/ISAC Travellers ($157), UChicago Lab Students, Faculty, and Staff ($98). Not yet a member? Become a member today and save! https://isac.uchicago.edu/Join%20and%20Give/friends-isac
Instructor: Emily Smith, PhD candidate, Department of Middle Eastern Studies and Linguistics, University of Chicago
This class is an introduction to the Hieroglyphic Luwian language and writing system. Closely related to Hittite, Hieroglyphic Luwian was written in an indigenous Anatolian script that combines logographic and phonetic signs. The Hieroglyphic Luwian corpus consists primarily of monumental inscriptions, but also includes royal seals, lead strips, and occasionally pottery. As we survey this corpus over the course of eight weeks, students will
· learn to recognize common Hieroglyphic Luwian signs
· become familiar with the basic grammar of the Luwian language
· practice reading and translating a variety of Bronze Age and Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian texts
· gain an understanding of the social and political context of the Luwian language
Emily Smith is a PhD candidate in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies and the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago. Her research interests include language variation and change, the development of writing systems, and comparative linguistics. She is currently writing her dissertation on reflexive constructions in Hittite.
