The General Board give notice that, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, the regulations for certain University examinations have been amended as follows:
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 248)
The regulations have been amended to include two further options in the subject Archaeology: Assyriology and Egyptology (see also Reporter, 2007-08, p. 369).
Regulation 1.
By inserting in line 3 after the word 'Archaeology' the words '(including Assyriology and Egyptology)'.
Regulation 7.
By inserting a new sentence at the end of the regulation so as to read:
The class-lists for Part IIA and Part IIB shall indicate whether a candidate has offered in the examination the Assyriology and/or Egyptology option.
Part IIa and Part IIb
Regulation 14(b).
By inserting in line 3 after the words 'project or projects' the words '(or in the case of candidates for Assyriology or Egyptology on a study visit to Egypt or the Middle East and/or study in a museum)'.
Regulation 15.
By amending the title of Papers A17-A24 so as to read:
| A17. | The historical archaeology of Ancient Egypt I.1 |
| A18. | The historical archaeology of Ancient Egypt II.1 |
| A19. | Ancient Egyptian religion I.1 |
| A20. | Ancient Egyptian religion II.1 |
| A21. | Mesopotamian culture I: literature.1 |
| A22. | Mesopotamian culture II: religion and science.1 |
| A23. | Mesopotamian archaeology I: prehistory and early states.1 |
| A24. | Mesopotamian archaeology II: states to empires.1 |
and by inserting the following two subsections 'Assyriology' and 'Egyptology' so as to read:
Assyriology
| M1. | Akkadian language II. |
| M2. | Akkadian language III. |
| M3. | Sumerian. |
| M4. | Mesopotamian history I: states and structures.1 |
| M5. | Mesopotamian history II: empires and systems.1 |
Egyptology
| E1. | Egyptian language II. |
| E2. | Egyptian language III. |
Regulation 16.
| (a) | Candidates in Archaeology |
By replacing the regulations under this sub-paragraph so as to read:
Option 1 (Archaeology)
| (i) | Papers A1 and A2; | |
| (ii) | one paper chosen from Papers A5-A37; | |
| (iii) | either | one further paper chosen from Papers A5-A37, |
| or | one paper chosen from the following: Papers S7-S11; | |
| or | two papers chosen from Papers BA5-17; | |
| (iv) | the submission of records of practical work, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 18. | |
Option 2 (Assyriology)
| (i) | Paper M12 or Paper 6 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos; |
| (ii) | Paper A23 or A24; |
| (iii) | two papers from Papers A2, A21-22, M4-5. |
Option 3 (Egyptology)
| (i) | Paper E13 or Paper 7 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos; |
| (ii) | Paper A2; |
| (iii) | Paper A17 or A18; |
| (iv) | Paper A19 or A20. |
Option 4 (Assyriology and Egyptology)
| (i) | Paper M12 or Paper 6 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos; |
| (ii) | Paper E13 or Paper 7 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos; |
| (iii) | Paper A17 or A18; |
| (iv) | one paper from Paper A21-24. |
(b) Candidates in Biological Anthropology
By replacing subsection (ii) so as to read:
| (ii) | two papers chosen from BA5-17 or one paper chosen from Papers A5-A37, S7-S11. |
(c) Candidates in Social Anthropology
By replacing in line 2 of subsection (ii) 'Papers A5-A21, A23-A37' by 'Papers A5-A37'.
Regulation 17.
(a) Candidates in Archaeology
By entitling the current subsection as Option 1 (Archaeology) and by inserting three more options 2, 3, and 4 as follows:
Option 2 (Assyriology)
| (i) | Paper M24 or M1; |
| (ii) | Paper A23 or A24; |
| (iii) | two papers chosen from A4, M3, M4-5; |
| (iv) | either one further paper chosen from A4, A21-22, M3,5 M4-5, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Faculty Board, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20. |
Option 3 (Egyptology)
| (i) | Paper E26 or E1; |
| (ii) | Paper A17 or A18; |
| (iii) | Paper A19 or A20; |
| (iv) | Paper A4; |
| (v) | a dissertation on a subject approved by the Faculty Board, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20. |
Option 4 (Assyriology and Egyptology)
| (I) | Paper M24 or M1; |
| (ii) | Paper E26 or E1; |
| (iii) | Paper A17 or A18; |
| (iv) | one paper from Papers A21-24; |
| (v) | either one further paper chosen from A19-24, M3, M4-5, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Faculty Board, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20. |
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 253)
The following supplementary regulations have been approved by the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology
By inserting the detail for Papers 5-7:
This paper introduces the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia and is taught through lectures in each subject area and comparative seminars. The paper is in two parts: section A consists of five comparative questions; section B consists of ten subject specific questions, five related to Egypt and five to Mesopotamia. Students are required to answer one question from each section and a third question from either section.
This paper consists of passages for transliteration from cuneiform and translation from Akkadian taken from the texts read in class and specified from time to time in the University Reporter, a passage for translation from English into transliterated Akkadian, and questions on grammar.
This paper covers the study of hieroglyphic texts in Middle Egyptian, the classic form of the language. Students will be expected to transliterate and translate into English passages from the specified texts, and comment where appropriate. They will also be given a passage from an unspecified text for transliteration and translation into English.
By replacing the detail for Papers A17-24 so as to read:
The course reviews the historical archaeology of ancient Egypt from its origins to the Roman conquest and integrates archaeological, textual, and artistic evidence. Emphasis is placed on examining the nature of society, urbanism, kingship and political power, ideology, and the interrelationship of Egypt and its neighbours. The course is taught over a two-year cycle: A17 covers the unification of Egypt to the end of the Second Intermediate Period (c. 3000-1550 BC); A18 covers the New Kingdom and up to the Roman conquest (c. 1550-30 BC).
This course examines archaeological, textual, and artistic evidence for ancient Egyptian religious practices. The course covers royal ideology and temple construction, evidence for popular beliefs and religious practices, and mortuary religion. The course is taught over a two-year cycle: A19 covers the period from the unification of Egypt to the end of the Second Intermediate Period (c. 3000-1550 BC); A20 covers the New Kingdom and up to the Roman conquest (c. 1550-30 BC).
This paper will cover both Sumerian and Akkadian literary texts in translation, and thus be open to candidates not studying either language. It will cover myths and epics, including Gilgamesh and the Epic of Creation, as well as political and 'Wisdom' literature.
This paper will deal with literacy and numeracy in ancient Mesopotamia; science and scholarship, including divination; religious beliefs as expressed in both the textual and the archaeological sources. Knowledge of the languages will not be required.
This course covers the archaeology of modern Iraq and Syria. Subjects addressed include the development of agriculture and urbanism, the relationship of the environment to the rise of complex society, the interplay of textual and archaeological data, propaganda and the presentation of kingship and power, symbolism in art and architecture, and the archaeological evidence for religious ritual. The course covers the archaeology of Mesopotamia in two periods (6000-2000 BC and 2000-539 BC), is taught over a two-year cycle and examined in Papers A23 and A24 in alternate years.
By inserting details for the following new papers:
This paper contains passages from specified and unspecified texts for transliteration and translation into English. The passages are taken from Middle Egyptian texts.
This paper contains passages from specified and unspecified texts for transliteration and translation into English. The passages are taken from Old and Middle and Late Egyptian texts.
This paper is for candidates in their second year of study of Akkadian, and will test candidates' knowledge of the Old Babylonian and Standard Babylonian dialects of Akkadian as used in literary and historical texts. They will be required to transliterate from cuneiform and translate passages from both seen and unseen texts. Comment may be required on points of grammar and/or content.
This paper is for candidates in their third year of study of Akkadian. It will include transliteration and translation from unseen texts and from a range of Akkadian texts studied during the year including letters and legal documents, some in Assyrian dialect. Comment may be required on points of grammar and/or content.
This paper is only offered to candidates taking Paper M2 in Part IIB. It will consist of passages from Sumerian texts studied during the year for transliteration and translation, together with questions on Sumerian grammar.
These papers are taught through the same lecture course as Mesopotamian archaeology (Papers M4/5 are the same as Papers A23/24), in the same two-year cycle. In year I the course covers the early history of Sumer and Akkad, through the Old Babylonian period in Mesopotamia and Syria. In year II it covers the 'Amarna Period' or later 2nd millennium BC, and the Assyrian and Babylonian empires down to the fall of Babylon to Cyrus in 539 BC. A balance is maintained between the narrative of political events and social and economic history.
1 These papers will be available in alternate years, see the supplementary regulations.
2 Paper M1 can only be taken at Part IIA if a candidate has taken Paper 6 at Part I.
3 Paper E1 can only be taken at Part IIA if a candidate has taken Paper 7 at Part I.
4 Paper M2 can only be taken at Part IIB if a candidate has taken Paper M1 at Part IIA.
5 Paper M3 can only be taken if a candidate is also taking Paper M2.
6 Paper E2 can only be taken at Part IIB if a candidate has taken Paper E1 at Part IIA.