For complete descriptions of the below courses and for course descriptions and offerings, please see the NELC chapter of the 2006-2007 FAS Courses of Instruction.
Core Curriculum Course Offerings by NELC faculty.
Freshman Seminars offered by NELC faculty.
New Courses in 2006-2007 (pdf.)
Harvard University Division of Continuing Education (Extension School and Summer School): A number of NELC faculty members offer courses through the Division of Continuing Education.
| Fall 2006 NELC Course Offerings | ||||||||
Akkadian • Ancient Near East • Arabic • Aramaic • Armenian • Armenian Studies • Classical Hebrew Early Iranian Civilizations • Ethiopic • Hebrew • Iranian • Islamic Civilizations • Jewish Studies • Modern Hebrew • Near Eastern Civilizations • Persian • Semitic Philology • Sumerian • Turkish • Yiddish |
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Course Number |
Title |
Instructor |
Term |
Meeting Times |
Location |
HDS Course Number (if applicable) |
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Elementary Akkadian |
Andrea Seri |
Full |
M.,W., F., at 9 |
Widener Library G |
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Intermediate Akkadian |
Andrea Seri |
Full |
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Widener Library G |
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| Akkadian 149 | Akkadian Legal and Economic Texts |
Piotr Steinkeller |
Fall |
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Widener Library G |
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| Akkadian 155 | Akkadian Historical Grammar and Dialectology |
John Huehnergard |
Fall |
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Widener Library G |
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| Ancient Near East 100 | History of the Ancient Near East: Mesopotamia |
Andrea Seri |
Fall |
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Boylston 105 |
HDS 1115 |
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| Ancient Near East 115 | Archaeology of the Levant (Syria-Palestine) |
Lawrence E. Stager and Ofer Bar-Yosef |
Fall |
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Peabody Museum, Putnam Lab 59-D |
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Ancient Near East 120 |
Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures |
Michael D. Coogan |
Fall |
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Andover Hall, Sperry Room |
HDS 1101 |
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| Ancient Near East 134 | Genesis: Narrative Artistry and Theological Meanings |
Jon D. Levenson |
Fall |
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Andover 103 |
HDS 1417 |
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| Ancient Near East 137 | The Hebrew Prophets |
Paul D. Hanson |
Fall |
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Andover 102 |
HDS 1151 |
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| Ancient Near East 210 | Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible: Seminar |
Richard Saley |
Fall |
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Divinity Hall 104 |
HDS 1819 |
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| Ancient Near East 215r | Problems in Archaeology of Bronze and Iron Age Levant: Seminar |
Lawrence E. Stager |
Fall |
F., 3-5 |
Semitic Museum 101 |
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| Ancient Near East 236 | Biblical Theology: Seminar |
Paul D. Hanson |
Fall |
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Andover Hall 118 |
HDS 1150/2470 |
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| Arabic A | Elementary Arabic |
Mostafa Atamnia and staff |
Full |
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Section A: M-F 9 Sever Hall 107 Section B: M-F 9 Sever 109 |
HDS 4350 |
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| Arabic 120a | Intermediate Classical Arabic I |
William E. Granara and staff |
Fall |
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CGIS-Knafel N-107 |
HDS 4351 |
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| Arabic 121a | Intermediate Modern Arabic I |
William E. Granara and staff |
Fall |
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Section A: Emerson 106 Section B: Sever 107 Section C: Sever Hall 107 Section D: TBA |
HDS 4361 |
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| Arabic 130a | Advanced Classical Arabic I |
Khaled El-Rouayheb |
Fall |
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Semitic Museum 201 |
HDS 4353 |
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| Arabic 131a | Advanced Modern Arabic l |
Khaled Al-Masri and staff |
Fall |
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Section A: Sever 211 |
HDS 4363 |
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| Arabic 133 | Advanced Spoken Modern Standard Arabic |
Carl Sharif El-Tobgui |
Fall |
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Barker Center 012 |
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| Arabic 160r | Readings in Arabic Historians, Geographers, and Biographers |
Roy P. Mottahedeh |
Fall |
TBA |
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| Arabic 231a | Qur'an I: Seminar |
Shahab Ahmed |
Fall |
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Barker Center 403 |
HDS 3976 |
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| Arabic 240r | Classical Arabic Philology |
Wolfhart P. Heinrichs |
Full |
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Semitic Museum 202 |
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Arabic 241ar |
Modern Arabic Literature and Culture |
Khaled Al-Masri |
Fall |
Tu., 2-4 |
Barker Center 211 |
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| Arabic 242 | Selected Topics in Modern Arabic Literature and Literary Criticism: Seminar |
William E. Granara |
Fall |
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Consult Course Head |
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| Arabic 248r | Medieval Arabic Writings on Grammar: Seminar |
Wolfhart P. Heinrichs |
Fall |
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Semitic Museum 202 |
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| Aramaic 124a | Readings in Syriac I |
J.F. Coakley |
Fall |
T., Th., 1-2:30 |
Semitic Museum 304 |
HDS 4112 |
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| Aramaic 125a | Aramaic Dialects I |
John Huehnergard and assistant |
Fall |
Th. 3-5 |
Sever Hall 107 |
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| Armenian Studies 100 | Advanced Classical Armenian |
James R. Russell |
Fall |
TBA |
Semitic Museum 306 |
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| Armenian 130 | Armenian Epic |
James R. Russell |
Fall |
TBA |
Semitic Museum 306 |
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| Classical Hebrew A | Elementary Classical Hebrew |
Jo Ann Hackett |
Full |
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Andover Hall 103 |
HDS 4010 |
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| Classical Hebrew 120a | Intermediate Classical Hebrew I |
Jo Ann Hackett and assistant |
Fall |
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Rockefeller Hall 2 |
HDS 4020 |
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| Classical Hebrew 130ar | Rapid Reading Classical Hebrew I |
Jo Ann Hackett and assistant |
Fall |
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Semitic Museum 201 |
HDS 1625/4030 |
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| Early Iranian Civilizations 103 | Manicheism |
P. Oktor Skjaervo |
Fall |
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Semitic Museum 201 |
HDS 3580 |
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| Ethiopic 120ar | Readings in Classical Ethiopic (Ge'ez) Texts I |
John Huehnergard and assistant |
Fall |
TBA |
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| Hebrew 171 | The Problems of Language in Medieval Jewish Thought |
Bernard Septimus |
Fall |
W., 3-5 |
Widener Library 745 |
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| Hebrew 200r | Problems in the Literature, History, and Religion of Israel: Seminar |
Peter B. Machinist and Members of the Department |
Fall |
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Semitic 201 |
HDS 1810 |
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| Hebrew 208r | Literature of Israel: Seminar |
Peter B. Machinist |
Fall |
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Semitic 201 |
HDS 1825 |
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| Hebrew 217 | The Medieval Torah Commentary: A Practical Introduction: Seminar |
Jon D. Levenson |
Fall |
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Divinity Hall 213 |
HDS 1836 |
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| Hebrew 240 | Rabbinic Stories and Rabbinic Thought: Seminar |
Jonathan Schofer |
Fall |
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Divinity Hall 106 |
HDS 3795 |
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| Iranian 145a | Eastern Middle Iranian II. Introduction to Sogdian I |
P. Oktor Skjaervo |
Fall |
TBA |
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| Iranian 145b | Eastern Middle Iranian II. Introduction to Sogdian II |
P. Oktor Skjaervo |
Fall |
TBA |
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| Iranian 209b | Avestan III |
P. Oktor Skjaervo |
Fall |
TBA |
Semitic Museum 304 |
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| Islamic Civilizations 123 | Colonialism and After in the Maghrib |
Susan G. Miller |
Fall |
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CGIS South Building S-040 |
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| Islamic Civilizations 145 | Introduction to Islamic Philosophy and Theology |
Khaled El-Rouayheb |
Fall |
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Sever Hall 103 |
HDS 3602 |
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| Islamic Civilizations 241r | Approaches to Studying Indo-Muslim Culture and South Asian Islam |
Ali S. Asani |
Fall term; repeated Spring term |
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| Jewish Studies 116 | Jewish Identities in Antiquity: Permutations and Transformations |
Lee I.A. Levine |
Fall |
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Sever Hall 104 |
HDS 3672 |
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| Jewish Studies 141 | Jewish Society and Culture in Early Modern Europe |
Rachel L. Greenblatt |
Fall |
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Semitic Museum 201 |
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| Jewish Studies 150 | Zionism and the State of Israel |
Derek Penslar |
Fall |
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Harvard Hall 103 |
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| Jewish Studies 151 | Power and Identity in Modern Jewish History |
Derek Penslar |
Fall |
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Semitic Museum 201 |
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| Jewish Studies 200r | Guided Readings in Jewish History |
Shaye J.D. Cohen |
Fall |
Wed., 1-3 |
Semitic Museum 304 |
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| Jewish Studies 207 | Visual Judaism: History, Art, and Identity in Late Antiquity |
Lee I.A. Levine |
Fall |
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Sever Hall 212 |
HDS 3673 |
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| Modern Hebrew B | Elementary Modern Hebrew |
Miri Kubovy and Irit Aharony |
Full |
Section I: M. through F., at 10. Section II: M. through F., at 11
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Sever Hall 112, 205 |
HDS 4015 |
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| Modern Hebrew 120a | Intermediate Modern Hebrew I |
Irit Aharony and Anna Grinfeld |
Fall |
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Sever 205 |
HDS 4040 |
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| Modern Hebrew 125a | Advanced Modern Hebrew I |
Anna Grinfeld |
Fall |
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Sever 111 |
HDS 4042 |
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| Modern Hebrew 130r | Contemporary Israeli Culture |
Miri Kubovy |
Fall |
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Sever 304 |
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| Modern Hebrew 136r | Hebrew for Academic Reading: Seminar |
Anna Grinfeld |
Fall term; repeated Spring term |
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Sever Hall 112 |
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| Near Eastern Civilizations 91r | Supervised Reading and Research |
Peter B. Machinist |
Fall term; repeated Spring term |
TBA |
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| Near Eastern Civilizations 98r | Tutorial - Junior Year |
Peter B. Machinist |
Fall term; repeated Spring term |
TBA |
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| Near Eastern Civilizations 99r | Tutorial - Senior Year |
Peter B. Machinist |
Full |
TBA |
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| Near Eastern Civilizations 200a | Approaches to Middle Eastern Studies: Proseminar |
Susan M. Kahn |
Fall |
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| Persian A | Elementary Persian |
Dalia Yasharpour |
Full |
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Semitic Museum 201 |
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| Persian 120a | Intermediate Persian I |
Dalia Yasharpour |
Fall |
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Semitic Museum 201 |
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| Semitic Philology 140 | Introduction to the Comparative Study of Semitic Languages |
John Huehnergard |
Fall |
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Semitic Museum 304 |
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| Semitic Philology 152 | Introduction to Ugaritic |
Jay Ellison |
Fall |
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Semitic Museum 304 |
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| Sumerian A | Elementary Sumerian |
Piotr Steinkeller |
Full |
T., Th. 11-12 |
Widener G |
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| Sumerian 141 | Sumerian Myths and Epics |
Piotr Steinkeller |
Fall |
Th. 2-5 |
Widener G |
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| Turkish A | Elementary Modern Turkish |
Hakan T. Karateke |
Full |
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Emerson 106 |
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| Turkish 120a | Intermediate Turkish I |
Hakan T. Karateke |
Fall |
M., Tu., Th., F at 10 |
Emerson 106 |
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Turkish 130a |
Advanced Turkish I |
Hakan T. Karateke |
Fall |
W., 1-4 |
Semitic Museum 313 |
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| Turkish 140b | Introduction to Ottoman Turkish II |
Helga Anetshofer |
Fall |
T., 11-1, Th. 11-12 |
Semitic Museum 313 |
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| Turkish 145 | Introduction to Old Anatolian Turkish |
Helga Anetshofer |
Fall |
M. 12-2, Th. 10-11 am |
Semitic Museum 313 |
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| Yiddish A | Elementary Yiddish |
Yuri Vedenyapin |
Full |
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Sever Hall 107 |
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| Yiddish Ba | Intermediate Yiddish I |
Yuri Vedenyapin |
Fall |
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Sever Hall 109 |
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| Yiddish Ca | Advanced Yiddish I |
Yuri Vedenyapin |
Fall |
TBA |
Sever 107 |
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| Yiddish 200r | Modern Yiddish Literature: Yiddish and Yiddishism, 1864-2000: Seminar |
Ruth R. Wisse |
Fall |
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Semitic Museum 313 |
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