CLAA05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Stratification, Anshar, Kishar
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Obv : old babylonian version (early 2nd mill. ) Mav: middle assyrian version (late 2nd mill. ) Sbv: standard babylonian version (early-mid 1st mill. ) Catchline : a repeating line on another tablet. Colophon: describe what the tablets about length of tablet, # of tablet, title of work, condition, source, scribe, reason for writing, location of copy, often also date (reign of king) Creation myths help explain the origins of: gods. Forms of worship: the natural world (cosmos) How the universe and world came to be. The relationship of humans with gods and the cosmos: the human condition. Male and female origins and relationships: cultural institutions. Cattle son of plough married his mother earth and killed his dad. Flocks god son of cattle killed dad cattle & married mom sea. Flocks god 2 son of flocks god married sister river then killed dad and mom. Herdsman son of flocks god 2 married pasture and poplar then killed his dad and mom.
