early mesopotamian culture
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This PowerPoint presents the culture and art of early Mesopotamia, including Sumer and Akkad.TRANSCRIPT
Early Mesopotamian Culture
Some Mesopotamian Gods
Shamash (Utu)
Ea (Enki)
Ishtar (Inanna)
Sin (Nanna)
The Great Ziggurat of Ur
c. 2500-2050 BCE
Sumerian Art
c. 3500-2350 BCE
The Standard of Ur
c. 2600 BCE
Votive Figures
Standing Man, c. 2600 BCE
Worshiper, c. 2500-2350 BCE
Votive Calf, c. 2400 BCE
The Tomb of Queen Puabi
c. 2,600 BCE
Queen Puabi’s Headdress
Bull-Headed Lyre
Akkadian Art
c. 2360-2180 BCE
Head of a Sumerian Ruler (Sargon?)c. 2300 BCE
Head of a Ruler, c. 2300-2200 BCE
Stele of Naram-Sin, c. 2300-2200 BCE
Neo-Sumerian Art
c. 2150-1800 BCE
King Gudea of Lagash, c. 2120 BCE
King Gudea, c. 2120 BCE
Human-Headed Bull, c. 2120 BCE
Votive Dog, c. 1894-1866 BCE
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals
Hero Wrestling Water Buffalo and Bull-Man Wrestling Lion
2250-2100 BCE
Griffin Battling a Horse14th-13th c. BCE
Lion Hunt8th-7th c. BCE
King Battling Griffin8th-7th c. BCE
King Holding Griffins at Bay6th-5th c. BCE