RELG 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Inanna, Sony Music Entertainment, Narmer
22 Feb 2018
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Do not focus on historical info (i. e. who translated cuneiform) Format: short answers (10) (15-20 min), definitions (important themes and terms, 5-10 lines) (30 min), 1-2 essay questions. 1 question= 2 pages, 2 questions= 1 page each. Does not include readings but myths we talked about in class could be in the exam. Ex: questions about inanna but not about the descent of inanna. **final will be the same format but longer + true or false section. In this myth: the creation of humanity is not mentioned: ram-headed god of knum is responsible for the creation of humanity, modeling animals, plants. Creating living creatures= full time job for him, on-going job, always creating living things: ka: ancient tradition, when you die you are resurrected, osiris teaches egyptians how to practice agriculture. In the myth: osiris and isis were doing a wonderful job helping egypt.
