HIST 1001 : History Quiz 2 Primary Sources
Document Summary
Brophy 5-12 from atrahasis: an account of the great flood. Theme of great flood appears in several works of ancient mesopotamian literature, dating earliest from 1700 bce. ^ reappears in many flood stories under different names. Much more than a flood story, gives us why and how the mesopotamians thought human beings came into existence. Says humans were created to bear the drudgery of the gods. Enlil flooded earth because he was loosing sleep because of the noise. Suggests humans are subject to a greater power. Dates to the reign of hammurabi of babylon (1795-1750 bce) Laws of hammurabi are the longest and most diverse collection of laws from. Single most informative document regarding justice and social regulation in. Also provides important evidence about the status and rights of women of various social classes in babylonian society in early second millennium bce. Principles of laws and compensation, recourse against wrongdoers.
