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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title	Course Type	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
TAR666 - Introduction to Byzantine Sigillography	II. SEMESTER	3 +0	7.5

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s)	DOÇ. DR. NİLGÜN ELAM
Mode of Delivery	The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
Place of Delivery
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Prerequisites	It is required for students to take Ancient Greek I and Ancient Greek II or TAR558 Source Languages I (B) and TAR558 Source Languages II (B).
Courses Recomended	It is suggested for students to take Hellenistic Mythology, Mythology and Iconography I-II, Byzantine Numismatics and Byzantine Art I-II.
Recommended Resources	* Dumbarton Oaks, A Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, eds., J. Nesbitt and N. Oikonomides (Washington, DC, 1991-2009); * Laurent, V. (1952) La collection Orghidan, Paris; * Oikonomides, N. (1986) A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals, Washington, DC; Zacos, G. and Veglery, A. (1972) Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972); * Zacos G., and Nesbitt, J., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. II (in 3 parts), Berne. * Ebersolt, J. \\\"Sceaux byzantins du Musée de Constantinople\", RN 4.18 (1914), pp. 207-243, 377-409; * R. Feind (2010) Byzantinische Monogramme und Eigennamen, Gietl Verlag; * Bulgurlu, V. (2007) Bizans Kurşun Mühürleri, İstanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.
Work Placement	Not Applicable.
Aims of the Course

Weeks	Learning Outcomes	Topics	Teaching Methods
Week - 1		History of the Byzantine sigillography; definition of sigillography: Types of seals, critical signs, glossary, and instructions on how to search
Week - 2		Material: "Seal" and sealing in Byzantine sigillography
Week - 3		Greek alphabet; inscriptions, monograms, iconography and typology on Byzantine seals
Week - 4		Owners of the seals and Institutions: imperial seals; patriarchal seals; official seals; private seals; monastic seals; institutional seals
Week - 5		Owners of the seals and Institutions: imperial seals;
Week - 6		Owners of the seals and Institutions: Patriarchal seals
Week - 7		Owners of the seals and Institutions: official seals
Week - 8		Owners of the seals and Institutions: private seals
Week - 9		Owners of the seals and Institutions: monastic seals
Week - 10		Owners of the seals and Institutions: institutional seals
Week - 11		Cataloguing Conventions; critical signs: letters of uncertain reading; illegible letters; missing letters; abbreviations
Week - 12		Cataloguing Conventions; Critical Signs: restoration of letters either omitted or misleadingly written by the engraver; superfluous letters that appear on the seal
Week - 13		Dating: Dating: dating of seals by century; absolute dating: dating of seals by the indicative dates on the seals themselves (kommerkiarios seals) or by the terms of office of seals belonging to persons known to have been on active duty (e.g. emperors or patriarchs).
Week - 14		Final exam

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