Antes de Noé: El diluvio en la Antigua Babilonia from edX

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Learning objectives

Conocer las fuentes escritas más antiguas de las que se dispone en la actualidad para conocer la historia del diluvio
Vamos a explicar el contexto geográfico e histórico en el que se ubican estas historias, así como el sistema de escritura y las lenguas en las que están escritas
Se trabajarán cuatro textos. estos textos son: “la épica de atra-ḫasīs”, “la tablilla del arca”, “la historia sumeria del diluvio” (provenientes de la primera mitad del segundo milenio antes de nuestra era), y la tablilla xi de “el poema de gilgameš” (de la primera mitad del primer milenio antes de nuestra era)
Para cada uno de los textos presentaremos los manuscritos más representativos, proporcionaremos información sobre la distribución geográfica y temporal de esos ejemplares

Se presentarán, un resumen del contenido, los detalles y motivos literarios más relevantes de esas historias
Veremos la manera cómo la historia del diluvio se relaciona con otros textos literarios que eran aproximadamente contemporáneos y hacen referencia o reescriben sobre esa catástrofe
Hablaremos también de la importancia que la historia del diluvio ha tenido dentro de la tradición literaria de la mesopotamia antigua

Conocer las fuentes escritas más antiguas de las que se dispone en la actualidad para conocer la historia del diluvio
Vamos a explicar el contexto geográfico e histórico en el que se ubican estas historias, así como el sistema de escritura y las lenguas en las que están escritas
Se trabajarán cuatro textos. estos textos son: “la épica de atra-ḫasīs”, “la tablilla del arca”, “la historia sumeria del diluvio” (provenientes de la primera mitad del segundo milenio antes de nuestra era), y la tablilla xi de “el poema de gilgameš” (de la primera mitad del primer milenio antes de nuestra era)
Para cada uno de los textos presentaremos los manuscritos más representativos, proporcionaremos información sobre la distribución geográfica y temporal de esos ejemplares
Se presentarán, un resumen del contenido, los detalles y motivos literarios más relevantes de esas historias
Veremos la manera cómo la historia del diluvio se relaciona con otros textos literarios que eran aproximadamente contemporáneos y hacen referencia o reescriben sobre esa catástrofe
Hablaremos también de la importancia que la historia del diluvio ha tenido dentro de la tradición literaria de la mesopotamia antigua

Syllabus

Introducción:Este curso tiene por objetivo presentar y contextualizar las fuentes documentales más antiguas sobre la historia del diluvio que provienen de Babilonia a partir de la primera mitad del segundo milenio antes de nuestra era. Esos manuscritos, descubiertos en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX d.C., son importantes para comprender el papel de las historias sobre el diluvio en las tradiciones culturales y políticas del Cercano Oriente antiguo, así como su presencia en otros textos y tradiciones culturales.

Módulo 1:Se explicarán las características generales de las tablillas cuneiformes sobre las que se escribieron los manuscritos y de las lenguas en las que fueron escritas las historias más tempranas sobre el diluvio. Asimismo, se hablará sobre el primer descubrimiento de la historia del diluvio antes de la Biblia y se presentarán los cuatro textos que se discutirán en los módulos siguientes, es decir, “La épica de Atra-ḫasīs”, la llamada “Tablilla del arca”, “La historia sumeria del diluvio” y, por último, la tablilla XI de “El poema de Gilgameš”.

Módulo 2:Se trabajará el texto conocido como “La épica de Atra-ḫasīs”, partiendo de la distribución espacio-temporal de los manuscritos y el significado del título moderno y del antiguo que se usan para denominar a esta obra. Se explicará el contenido del texto y se darán detalles de los episodios más destacados.

Módulo 3:Comenzaremos con un ejemplar único, “La tablilla del arca”, un texto publicado en 2014 que proporciona las dimensiones y la forma de la embarcación con la que se salvaron del exterminio una familia y todos los animales que llevaron a bordo. Luego veremos “La historia sumeria del diluvio”, las características distintivas de este texto y sus relaciones con “La épica de Atra-ḫasīs”. Estos tres textos provienen de la primera mitad del segundo milenio antes de nuestra era.

Módulo 4:El último texto es la tablilla XI de Gilgameš escrita en el dialecto babilónico estándar que data del primer milenio a.C. Veremos cómo se inserta la historia del diluvio en otro texto cuyas historias habían experimentado transformaciones previas. Reflexionaremos sobre las similitudes y diferencias con los textos discutidos en los dos módulos anteriores.

Módulo 5:Finalmente, repasamos los puntos de mayor relevancia presentados previamente, reflexionamos sobre la antigüedad de estos textos, la posibilidad de tradiciones aún más remotas, y el uso del diluvio como evento que separa los tiempos míticos de los tiempos históricos en documentos como la Lista Real Sumeria.

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Profundiza en los orígenes literarios de la historia del diluvio, proporcionando una base sólida para comprender sus raíces históricas y culturales

Proporciona una visión general completa de las fuentes escritas más antiguas sobre la historia del diluvio, lo que resulta beneficioso para investigadores y estudiantes interesados en los estudios bíblicos o la historia antigua

Aborda un tema fascinante y culturalmente relevante, ofreciendo información valiosa sobre la evolución de las historias del diluvio a lo largo del tiempo

Explora conexiones entre las historias del diluvio y otros textos literarios antiguos, lo que amplía la comprensión de su contexto y significado cultural

Requiere conocimientos previos de historia antigua y familiaridad con los sistemas de escritura antiguos, lo que puede limitar la accesibilidad para los principiantes

El curso se imparte únicamente en español, lo que puede ser una barrera para los estudiantes que no hablan español

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Antes de Noé: El diluvio en la Antigua Babilonia with these activities:

Repasar los textos cuneiformes

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Refresca tus habilidades para leer y comprender textos cuneiformes antes de comenzar el curso.

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Revisa los diferentes tipos de signos cuneiformes (fonéticos, ideográficos y determinantes)
Practica la lectura de textos cuneiformes sencillos
Utiliza un diccionario o una base de datos para buscar palabras y signos desconocidos

Revisit Akkadian Literature

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Refreshes your knowledge of Akkadian literature. Familiarity with the history and major tropes will be beneficial in this course.

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Review Akkadian literature from a textbook
Familiarize yourself with the works of major Akkadian authors
Identify the major themes and motifs in Akkadian literature

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