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Neolithic through cities  “From Villages to Cities”: c.6,000-4,000BC Samarra: c. 6,100-5,500BC

Neolithic through cities  “From Villages to Cities”: c.6,000-4,000BC Samarra: c. 6,100-5,500BC Hassuna: c. 6,200-5,700 Halaf: c. 5,600-5,000 Ubaid 0-1: c. 5,800-5,200 Ubaid 2: c. 5,200-4,900 Ubaid 3-4: c. 4,900-4,000 “Urban Explosion”: c. 3,500-2,900BC Uruk and Jamdat Nasr Periods

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Neolithic through cities  “From Villages to Cities”: c.6,000-4,000BC Samarra: c. 6,100-5,500BC

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  1. Neolithic through cities  “From Villages to Cities”: c.6,000-4,000BC • Samarra: c. 6,100-5,500BC • Hassuna: c. 6,200-5,700 • Halaf: c. 5,600-5,000 • Ubaid 0-1: c. 5,800-5,200 • Ubaid 2: c. 5,200-4,900 • Ubaid 3-4: c. 4,900-4,000 • “Urban Explosion”: c. 3,500-2,900BC Uruk and Jamdat Nasr Periods • “City-States” (Early Dynastic): 2,900-2,330BC

  2. “City-States” (Early Dynastic): 2,900-2,330BC • 3 periods: EDI, EDII, EDIII • ‘Pre-Sargonic’ • Northern Mesopotamia – Late Uruk developed into NINEVITE 5 ( contemporary w/ED I) • Southern Mes. – 2 regions  Sumer (south), Akkad (North). Consisted of several city states. • City States. Some c.s. included several towns. State of LAGASH included Girsu (home of god Ningirsu), Lagash and Nina • Rulers of City States: 3 titles: en, ensi, lugal

  3. Some City Gods • AN • ENLIL • INANNA • ENKI

  4. SUMERIAN KINGLIST • (antediluvian) may be ED period? • ERIDU – After ‘kingship descended from heaven’ - 1st Seat of Kingship • Flood - survived by UT-NAPISHTIM • New ‘descent of kingship’ • KISH – new seat of kingship, kings of Kish • Seat of Kingship passed to URUK – 1st Dynasty of URUK • Afteru URUK  1st Dynasty of UR

  5. Kingdom of Kish/King of Kish • (Akkadian): • KiS = Kissatu(m) = whole world/universe • Ki – demonstrative = place • Not added to king of kish

  6. 1st Dynasty of UR • Royal Cemetery At UR – 1st Part EDIII

  7. EDIII: 1st palaces in Mesopotamia: • KISH • ERIDU

  8. Early Dynastic I

  9. KhafajeTemple of the god Sin (phases continued from Jemdet-Nasr period): Temple VI, plan (ED I), Temple IX, reconstruction (ED II)

  10. ED II

  11. Stone mace head of Mesilim, ruler of Kish (probably ED II, 15 cm. high)

  12. EDII: Tell Asmar (Abu Temple)Figs

  13. ED III: From Mari: Ebih-il & Priestess (?)

  14. EDIII: Royal Tombs of UR

  15. Late EDIII • Inscriptions in Sumerian KL incomplete • Mesalim (not on list) – made border between UMMA and LAGASH • URNANSHE King of LAGASH – border disputes, defeated UR and UMMA • EANNATUM – grandson of URNANSHE. Deeated UMMA. Created victory STELE OF THE VULTURES

  16. Votive plaque of Ur-Nanshe of Lagash (ED III, 40 cm. high) ; Votive plaque of Dudu (ED III, 25 cm. high)

  17. Victory stele ("Vulture Stele") of Eannatum of Lagash (ED III, 1.88 m. high)

  18. Detail of Eannatum and his troops

  19. Other side, with the god Ningirsu

  20. End of EDIII • Sumer in chaos • Uruk and Ur united • Lagash and Umma in warfare

  21. Akkadian Period • Sargon • Agade

  22. Hollow-cast copper head from Nineveh, probably either Sargon (2370-2315) or his grandson Naram-Sin (2291-2255), detail

  23. Head of SARGON

  24. Stele of Naram-sin

  25. UR III PERIOD

  26. Ziggarat of Ur-Nammu

  27. Stele of Ur-Nammu, detail (cf. Frankfort, fig. 110).

  28. Post Akkadian Period

  29. Gudea

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