AN N EA 225Readings on the Ancient Near East
Ancient Near East · 2 or 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Overview of ancient Near Eastern texts in different languages, including Akkadian, Hittite, Luwian, Sumerian, and others. Weekly focus on reading directly from primary texts, using either hand copy or photographs. Discussion of secondary literature, as assigned, on the broader context of the texts themselves. May be repeated for credit.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.