Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Liberal Arts • Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

What is it about?

A program that focuses on one or more of the extinct Semitic and/or Non-Semitic languages spoken in the ancient Near East, including those used to write historical Jewish and Christian religious texts. These languages include, but are not limited to, Egyptian/Coptic, Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Aramaic, Cannanite, Phonecian, Samarian, Ugaritic, Syriac, Mandean, Hattic, Elamite, Hurrian, Hittite, Urartian, Lydian, Luwian, Lycian, Palaic, Sabaean/South Arabian, and other associated languages. Includes instruction in philology, epigraphy, papyrology, numismatics, and textual studies.

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9
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19
Graduates (2018-19)
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14
Women
5

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O's Insights on Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.