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Mesopotamian Culture

Architecture

Master Builders Arch & Dome Arch & Dome Become primary elements in architecture for the rest of human history. Become primary elements in architecture for the rest of human history.

Ziggurat of Ur

Babylon Ishtar Gate

Babylon Today

Literature “Heaven is far away, but earth is precious.” - The Instructions of Shuruppak circa 2,500 BCE

Cuneiform Writing

“School Days” – 17 th century BCE My mother gave me two pieces of bread and I went to school. In school the supervisor asked me, why are you late? I was afraid. My heart was pounding. I entered into the presence of the masters. I bowed down, and I recited my tablet to the Master of the school. He said, “You are going to be beaten because you left out some lines.”

Cyrus Cylinder 539 BCE

Art

Standard of Ur 2500 BCE War

Standard of Ur 2500 BCE Peace

Bas-reliefs

Lamassu

Metal Work Head of Akkadian ruler Sargon I, from Nineveh Head of Akkadian ruler Sargon I, from Nineveh Ca BCE Ca BCE

Ram Caught in a Thicket ca B.C.

Headdress of the Lady Puabi, ca BCE Gold, lapis lazuli and carnelian

Music

Music

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