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Ancient Near East.notebook
April 26, 2011
Ziggurat of Ur­Nammu
(c. 2113­2096 b.c.)
FERTILE CRESCENT
­ Unpredictable geography prevented self­sufficiency and Mesopotamian society depended on trade between city­states.
­ SUMERIANS developed CITY­STATES, i.e. Uruk, Ur
­ Society: King, nobles and priests, commoners, slaves.
­ Merchant class developed and long­distance trade supported the region through BARTER.
­ Invention of the WHEEL enhanced trade. The ARCH distinguished its architecture. Inventions also included the sundial, potter's wheel, and a number system based on 60.
Apr 11­6:50 AM
The reconstructed facade of the Neo­Sumerian </wiki/Neo­Sumerian> Great Ziggurat of Ur </wiki/Great_Ziggurat_of_Ur>, near Nasiriyah </wiki/Nasiriyah>, Iraq </wiki/Iraq>
Apr 11­7:13 AM
"Royal Standard of Ur" (probably soundbox from a harp or lyre):
chariots attacking enemy infantry, detail of bottom register from the
"Scenes of War" side, ca. 2600 B.C.E. http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/CODE.HTM
celebratory feast, detail of top register from the "Scenes of Peace" side,
Apr 11­7:14 AM
Apr 11­6:46 AM
Gudea, Prince of Lagash, in attitutde of worship;
from Tello (ancient Girsu), ca. 2140 B.C.E. Seated Gudea as Ensi (governor) of Lagash;
cuneiform inscriptions on his garment identify him as builder
(or refurbisher) of temples, ca. 2150­2100 B.C.E.
Apr 11­6:53 AM
Fragment of a clay tablet from the library of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh, with an Assyrian account of the Flood
Apr 11­7:16 AM
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http://clio.missouristate.edu/chuchiak/HST%20101­Lecture%202cuneiform_writing.htm
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/home_set.html
Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great <http://www.livius.org/da­dd/darius/darius_i_0.html>.
http://www.bible­history.com/babylonia/BabyloniaLiterature.htm
Apr 11­6:53 AM
Apr 11­7:09 AM
Siege of Lachich (Judah):
Assyrian army attacking the walls with a siege­engine, relief from SW. Palace of Sennacherib at Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik, Iraq).
ca. 701 B.C. Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal:
the king on horseback, spearing a lion, detail of relief from royal palace at Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik, Iraq).
ca. 668­627 B.C. Neo­Assyrian Hunting scene with the king pouring libation over slain wild bull, attended by the Crown Prince(?) and servants carrying sun shade and fly whisk, detail of relief from NW. Palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud (Kalakh). ca 883­859 B.C. Apr 11­6:55 AM
Apr 11­6:58 AM
Ishtar Gate, Babylon:
detail, bull relief figure symbolic of the god Adad,
ca. 575 B.C.E. Persian soldier, from Susa Pair of Lamassu figures flanking a gateway (restored), from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad (modern Dur­Sharrukin).
ca. 713­706 B.C. Ishtar Gate, Babylon [restored]
ca. 575 B.C.E. Apr 11­6:57 AM
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Double bull capital from the Apadana Hall, Palace of Darius at Persepolis,
ca. 500 B.C.E. Persian guard in headdress of one of the Ten Thousand Immortals, fragment of relief from the Palace of Xerxes at Persepolis,
ca. 486­464 B.C.E. decoration: a sphinx
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