近东方语言与文明哲学博士学位

在过去的一个世纪中，近东语言与文明系授予了其数量最多的同位学博士学位，这些博士学位是研究古代美索不达米亚的语言和文明的。在三年的课程学习过程中，研究生课程的重点是苏美尔语和阿卡德语，以及美索不达米亚历史和文明的全部课程。强烈鼓励发展次区域，例如古代闪族语言或埃及学。主要对圣经研究感兴趣的学生应咨询宗教研究系的课程，鼓励研究生学习一种或多种古老的近东语言的知识。该系的叙利亚学课程与耶鲁巴比伦人紧密协调收藏品，是美国最大的药片和其他美索不达米亚艺术品收藏。合格的学生有机会在课堂上和论文研究中发展出独特的解密，
Over the past century, the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations has awarded its largest number of doctorates in Assyriology, the study of the languages and civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia. The Department's program in Assyriology is closely coordinated with the Yale Babylonian Collection, the largest collection of tablets and other Mesopotamian artifacts in America. Qualified students have the opportunity to develop exceptional skills in decipherment, interpretation, and publication of original cuneiform documents, both in class and for dissertation research. Since much of the collection remains to be published, qualified students are invited to base their dissertation research on collection holdings. The collection also maintains a complete reference library in the fields of Assyriology and ancient Near Eastern studies, and sustains several series of monographs and text publications. Frequent visits by visiting scholars, regular colloquia, and daily experience with one of the world's most important collections of Mesopotamian source materials immeasurably enrich graduate study in Assyriology at Yale.