ARH 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Naram-Sin Of Akkad, Eannatum, Nanshe
1 Oct 2016
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Eannatum"s victory stele= stele of vurtures, girsu/telloh, (2600-2350 bc). A large man is wearing a kawnakes that signifies a specific fabric of an animal that is associated with a priest king. He wears a hat with a bun chigma. He is shown with all the soldiers that all wear the same outfit. It illustrates that the king is not a passive and defeats his enemy with this army and single handed. Great paper to write is military propaganda using stele in ancient near east. ningirsu was a god that hand selected the king and the panel shows that he supports the king since he is shown holding a basket which he cuts the enemy heads with. Sargon wears a kawnakes to make everyone know he is the new king and represents who is the king. It shows that naram sin is the king cuz of his size and celebrates the triumph of.
