PAPVB_08 Economic and social structure of the ancient Near East

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Lukáš Pecha, PhD. (lecturer), Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D. (deputy)
PhDr. Lukáš Pecha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Friday 9:10–12:25 zruseno D11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
Course objectives
The aim of this lecture is to familiarize students with economy and society of ancient Near East since the formation the oldest states in this region (3000 BC) up to the end of Persian period (331 BC). The attention will be pay to Mesopotamia primarily.
Syllabus
  • - Sources for reconstruction of economy and society of the ancient Near East - Town and village - Ethnic and language structure - Relationship between settled and nomadic society - Family structure: nuclear and broad family, mutual relationships among members of family - Temples and their role in the economy and society - Staff of the temples - State in the ancient Near East - Position of the ruler, his functions and pillars of his power - Administrative apparatus - Rights and duties of inhabitants towards state - Law and the judiciary. The codes of law. - State of war - Production and exchange of products - Vegetable and animal production, crafts - Trade - Role of the states, temples and private persons in the economy.Workers.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Postgate, J. N., Early Mesopotamia. London – New York: Routledge, 1994.
  • Snell, D. C., Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100–332 B.C.E. New Haven – London: Yale University Press, 1997.
  • Sasson, Jack M. (ed.), Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. New York: Scribner, 1995.
  • Wilcke, C., Early Ancient Near Eastern Law. A History of Its Beginnings: The Early Dynastic and Sargonic Periods. 2nd edition. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2007.
  • Klengel, H., König Hammurapi und der Alltag Babylons. Zürich: Artemis, 1991.
  • Prosecký, J. (ed..) Encyklopedie starověkého Předního východu. Praha: Libri, 1999.
  • Van De Mieroop, M., The Ancient Mesopotamian City. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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