1st Six Flashcards
Some Apples, Bananas, And Peaches
Sumerian Akkadian Babylonian Assyrian Persian
Sumerian accomplishments
City of Ur- First independent state Architecture- Ziggurats Ana and Nanna- Gods Voltive Figures Developed 1st writing system Cylinder seals for stamping Epic of Giglamesh- oldest ethic poem in existence
Akkadian
Sargon I defeats Summerians Stele of Naramsin- heiractic scale- brutality in art
Babylonian
United Sumer under Hammurabi (1792-1750 BCE) Stele of Hammurabi- Code of Laws Creation of Myths
Assyrian
Took control around 1400 BCE King Assurbanipal Kept firrst Library ziggurat form & Sumerian texts Human- head lion LAMASSUs guard palace
Persian
Cyrus & the citadel at Persepolis (built between 521-465 BCE)
Neo-Sumerian
Gudea of Lagash- ruler
Neo- Babylonian
Nebuchanezzar II
Ziggurat of Ur
Sumerian culture
2100 BCE
made of of mudbrick
Lyre of Queen Puabi (Ur)
Sumerian
2685 BCE
- ) Found in a grave of king
- ) Similar to a harp we see on Standard of Ur
- ) 5 ft. 5 in. tall
- ) Heraldic Composition
- ) Discovered by Sir Leonard Wolly
Votive figures at the temple of Abu (Sumerian)
2500 BCE
- )Largest is 30 in. high
- )Made out of limestone
- )Images dedicated to the Gods
- ) Hands folded in gesture
Eyes are so prominent bc “ Eternal Awakeness” always watching
- ) Men shown bare chested
- ) Women showin in sholder
- ) Louvre Paris
- ) 3 styistic convensions
- Horizontal bands (registers)
- Narrative
- Size indicated social status - ) Materials
- Lapisazuli (blue)
- Red limestone
- Shale - ) 8 inches by 1 foot 7 inches
Discovered in the 1920s
Cylinder Seals
- ) Used as a means of stamping & identifying documents
- ) Roll the seal out on clay & get the image
- ) A couple of inches
Sargon I
First Akkadian Ruler
- ) embodies the new conceept of royal power- loyalty to the king
- ) Made from Copper
- ) Differing textures flesh vs hair vs lips
- ) Knocked ocer in antiquity but also signs of deliberate mutilation
- ) Artist balaced naturalism and abstract patterning
- ) 1 ft. 2. 3/8 inches
Stele of NaramSin
Akkadian
2300-2200 BCE
6 1/2 ft. tall
Sandstone
First time a king appears as a God in Mesopotamian Art
Relief Sculpture
Gudea of Lagash
2141-2122 BC
Neo-Sumerian
16 1/8 in.
wearing the persian lamb fur cap
Cartouche
Stele of Hammurabi
Babylonian
1780 BCE
7ft. tall
relief sculpture
shamash- sun god
First lawcode we have evidence of
Ashurbanipal hunting lions
645-640 BCE
5 ft 4 inches high
intention is to glorify the rule
Assyrian
Human- Headed Winged Bull
Assyrian
721-705 BCE
Lamassu
Head- intellegence
Body- strength
Wings- speed
Ishtar Gate
Neo-Babylonian
575 BCE
Dedicated to the goddess Ishtar
Not in situ
47 ft high and 32 ft wide
At its height the Persian Empire extended from Africa to India
Located in Iran
Darius I (started)
Xerxes (finished)
located on platuea
Heavily fortified
Laid on rectangular grid
Royal Audience Hall
60 ft
Contained 36 columns
217 sq ft
