RELIGN M150AHeroes, Gods, and Monsters: Literature and Epic in Mesopotamia
Religion, Study of · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as Ancient Near East M150A.) Survey of literary texts and traditions the ancient Near East, specifically Mesopotamia, from Old Akkadian (circa 2300 BCE) to Neo-Babylonian (circa 600 BCE) period. Texts read in English translation include literary texts, royal inscriptions, incantations, royal and divine hymns, with focus on literary epics, particularly first millennium BCE Epic of Gilgamesh. Discussion of texts, their narratives, and their divine and human actors. Discussion of sociohistorical context for cuneiform (Sumerian and Akkadian) texts and royal, religious, and cultural roles of different texts.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
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