CLAA05H3 Lecture Notes - Third Dynasty Of Ur, Horned Helmet, Pueblo Iii Period
23 Nov 2012
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Lec02: notes & readings : 1-38 (atrahasis), 228-277 (epic of creation), 278-281 (theogony of dunnu) Subartu at the top, akkad in the middle, and sumer towards the bottom. Oasis hypothesis: climactic changes forced ppl around watering holes. Nucleur zone hypothesis: some areas were just better for growing wild cereals (genetic luck w/ those cereals) Pop pressure hypothesis: as pop increased, food crisis occurred. Domesticated barley had strong rachis (so that seeds wouldn"t fall out), wild had weak rachis. Civilization needs 3 things: 10 000+ pop, monumental architecture (temples), & writing (literature) Enki (water god who brought earth out of water chaos) Uruk (next to euphrates: the left river) was part of babylonia. Expanded to take over much babylonia (going all the way up to nippur) In their period: cuneiform writing became a thing (written on clay tablets wit pictograms) Goddess inanna (represented by double reed bundles to her right) Secularism developed, single leader authority (lugal or big man in sumerian)
