CLASSIC 30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Abzu, Ishtar Gate, Akkadian Language
Document Summary
Sumerian city states around mesopotamia area; earliest eastern civilization; emerged as an unique, distinct civilization. Egypt holds the longest cultural antiquity; remains remarkably stable; gets conquered by. Alexander the great with greeks; romans conquer it from the greeks. Akkadian empire: sargon the 1st founds it; mesopotamia; sargon becomes the 1st of these kings to establish a culture, a history; sargon adopts to sumerian ways to conquer it. Assyrian empire: emerges as another powerful empire; succeeds akkadian empire in a way. First babylonian empire: mesopotamia; has a resurgence after assyrian empire falls. Semitic: any group of people whose language evolved from proto- semitic. Ishtar gate: ishtar was a mesopotamian goddess similar to aphrodite. Original performance context: ritual during babylonian new year festival. Apsu and tiamat have children and produce ea. Mardok is god"s" champion to defeat tiamat and becomes king of gods. Kingship and religion are intertwined; kings use religion to solidify his legitimacy to rule.
