ARTHIST 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Eannatum, National Museum Of Iraq, Diorite
10 May 2018
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Lecture 6: The Ancient Near East
January 22, 2015
Divinities were forces of nature (god of vegetation, god of sky, god of wind, etc.)
Region relied on the Euphrates and Tigris River
Independent city-states (compare to an all-powerful pharaoh throughout entire Egypt)
Very little natural supply of stone, rather they had a lot of mud
The Victory Stele of Eannatum (Stele of the Vultures)
2600-2500 BCE
Stele: vertical raised stone that is carved
Currently in the Louvre Museum (Paris)
Limestone relief
’ ’’ high
Scene of war
Soldiers in warfare, stepping over the cadavers, holding weapons
Baghdad Museum was pillaged in 2003, and the antiquities were stolen/missing.
Major periods in Ancient Mesopotamia
1. Proto-Sumerian and Sumerian: 3500-2300
. Akkadian:…(ONPPT)
The White Temple at Uruk (Warka)
3200-3000 BCE
Completely religious structures – temples
Made out of mud-brick
Trapezoidal architecture at the base, supporting chambers of the temple on top
Walls look to be undulating because cones were inserted into mud-brick core (cones were colored
and glazed to create patterns)
Statuettes from Tell Asmar
2700-2600 BCE
Baghdad, Iraq Museum
Individuals who stand in eternal prayer
Figure size may indicate level of importance
Shows a desire to be remembered, to have continued devotion, there is a statue representing you
before the Gods
Function is to communicate to the Gods
Figures have unusually large eyes (expressing devotion); looking forward expressing optimism
Shape is very cone-ish and circular
Hemiunu Gizeh
2550-2530 BCE
From Egypt
Compare to art from the near East
More realistic
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Document Summary
Divinities were forces of nature (god of vegetation, god of sky, god of wind, etc. ) Region relied on the euphrates and tigris river. Very little natural supply of stone, rather they had a lot of mud. Independent city-states (compare to an all-powerful pharaoh throughout entire egypt) The victory stele of eannatum (stele of the vultures) Stele: vertical raised stone that is carved. Soldiers in warfare, stepping over the cadavers, holding weapons. Baghdad museum was pillaged in 2003, and the antiquities were stolen/missing. Major periods in ancient mesopotamia: proto-sumerian and sumerian: 3500-2300. Trapezoidal architecture at the base, supporting chambers of the temple on top. Walls look to be undulating because cones were inserted into mud-brick core (cones were colored and glazed to create patterns) Figure size may indicate level of importance. Shows a desire to be remembered, to have continued devotion, there is a statue representing you. Individuals who stand in eternal prayer before the gods.
