CFI-UA 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Humbaba, Egyptian Pyramids, Ziggurat
3 Dec 2016
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Gilgamesh and mesopotamian art, kingship and power. The epic of gilgamesh discussion ziggurat : do not have an interior, unlike egyptian pyramids. Power: strength of a king represented the strength of the city-states: a lot of war between these areas. Gilgamesh: 3rd millennium bce, we are reading the akkadian (standard) 1200. Stele of the vultures: stele is a monumental object, commemorates something, man leading soldiers with shields: represents a large troop. Theme of soldiers walking on dead bodies: cuneiform inscriptions. Ere(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g stru(cid:272)tures as a lasti(cid:374)g lega(cid:272)y: hu(cid:373)(cid:271)a(cid:271)a"s pleas appreciative of his city: (pg125) the legacy of structures outlasts the glory of killing humbaba. Emphasis on magnificence of the gods: (164) garden of the gods. Statue of enkidu (154: monuments and statues erected in glory, to immortalize people, statue makes his friend immortal, (cid:862)triu(cid:373)ph of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)ity o(cid:448)er death(cid:863, continues to have things crafted, crafted as offerings for the gods. To accompany enkidu in the underworld, as a source of protection.
