Terms

Question 1

Bisiten Inscription

Answer 1

the Rosetta Stone of cuneiform

Question 2

typology

Answer 2

study/interpretation of symbols and numbers

Question 3

etiology

Answer 3

mythological/story based explanation of phenomena

Question 4

monotheism

Answer 4

belief in one god

Question 5

polytheism

Answer 5

belief in multiple gods

Question 6

genealogy

Answer 6

line of familial descent - fluid in Mesopotamian gods

Question 7

henotheism

Answer 7

belief in one god above others but still accepting the existence of other gods as representations of the main

Question 8

syncretism

Answer 8

fusion of distinct separate entities/beliefs into one

Question 9

lexical texts

Answer 9

texts given in multiple languages side-by-side

Question 10

didactic

Answer 10

has a moral teaching

Question 11

Me

Answer 11

divine properties and aural attributes of a god

Question 12

outer gate of heaven

Answer 12

Anu
Enlil
Ea/Enki

Question 13

Inner gate of heaven

Answer 13

Sin
Shamash
Adad
Ishtar

Question 14

Recension

Answer 14

another version of a text

Question 15

exemplar

Answer 15

manuscript (another copy of the same version of a text)

Question 16

Free man

Answer 16

middle-upper class, owns property

Question 17

commoner

Answer 17

not slave, less affluent

Question 18

slave

Answer 18

temporary status, still has rights

Question 19

corvee service

Answer 19

citizens made available for public works

Question 20

lex talionis

Answer 20

law of the claw - Hammurapi’s Code

Question 21

stele

Answer 21

stone monument upon which Hammurapi’s code was carved

Question 22

colophon

Answer 22

in manuscripts the note at the end of the page left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on his exemplar (where/when copy was made, author)