Assyriology (research)
| Specialisation of: | Classics and Ancient Civilisations (research) |
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| Degree: | Master of Arts in Classics and Ancient Civilisations (research) |
| Mode of Study: | Full-time |
| Duration: | 2 years |
| Start date: | September, February |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Location: | Leiden |
| Croho/isat code: | 60039 |
Assyriology is taken in its broadest sense here and includes the multi-disciplinary study of the various civilisations employing the cuneiform script for different languages. A strong emphasis on society and administration makes a valuable contribution to the methodological framework of the Research Master’s programme as such.
Leiden University is a pre-eminent location to study the ancient Near Eastern cultures that used the cuneiform script—invented pre-3000 BC—as a writing system. Leiden’s Assyriology programmes have gained international recognition, through such projects as the Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift und Übersetzung series, which consist of a corpus of epistolary texts from the Old Babylonian period.
