AHIS 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Shamash, Ahis
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The relief carving at the top of the stele shows hammurabi, kind of babylon, receiving the laws directly from the sun god, shamash. This stele was meant to be viewed not only for its detailed carvings, but also for its intellectual content. The image on the stele of hammurabi is used to draw the attention of its viewers and to emphasize and deliver the textual inscriptions to its audience: make an argument. I believe that the stele was originally placed in a ziggurat in babylon due to the religious context.
