SUMER: THE URBAN REVOLUTION

    A. Sumerian Sculpture: The Early Dynastic Period (ca. 2900 - 2334 BC)

• Tell Asmar, Square Temple worshippers
• Khafaje (TempleOval) Nippur
• Mari (Syria)
• Stele of the Vultures, or Stele of Eannatum
• Stone Plaques (Khafaje) & macehead ( Mesilim of Kish)

    B. The Royal Cemetery at Ur (Early Dynastic III)

• Great Death Pit
• Metal and stone jewelry (gold, silver, carnelian, lapis lazuli, shell) some found in grave of Queen Pu-Abi
• Royal "Standard" of Ur (war and banquet sides)
• Electrum helmet found in grave of Meskalamdug

    C. Trade in Luxury Goods: Early Dynastic Chlorite Vessels from Iran and Mesopotamia

• "imbricate " pattern vessels (mountains)
• Vessel from Khafaje (mythological figs.)
• Vessel from Nippur "Inanna and the Serpent"

AKKAD: KINGSHIP AND EMPIRE (Sargon of Akkad conquers Sumer 2334 BC)

    A. Sargon stele fragments and "Nasariyeh stele" fragment at MFA

    B. Head of Naram-Sin (?) copper alloy

    C. Stele of Naram-Sin (landscape) Naram-Sin, Sargon's grandson, reigned ca. 2254-2218 BC

    D. Disk of Enheduana, Sargon's daughter & high priestess of Nanna, moon god

    E. Fragmentary statue of Manishtusu, son of Sargon

    F. Akkadian cylinder seals

• Battle & animal combat scenes
• Battle of gods
• Nude heroes
• Etana Myth, other mythological scenes

THE NEO-SUMERIAN PERIOD: PIETY REPLACES VIGOR (ca. 2100 BC)

    A. Gudea, Prince of Lagash    Boston head, Louvre head

    B. Gudea - other statues, including

• Architect with a plan
• Flowing vase statue

    C. Stele of Gudea

    D. Libation vase of Gudea (steatite) with snakes

    E. Statues of Ur-Ningirsu, son of Gudea


THIRD DYNASTY OF UR (2112 - 2004 BC)

    A. Ziggurat of Ur-Nammu

    B. Stele of Ur-Nammu


ISIN-LARSA DYNASTY

    A. Relief of Lilith

    B. Terra cotta plaques

    C. Mari statues

• Goddess with flowing vase
• Ishtup-ilum

HAMMURABI OF BABLYON (OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD)

    A. Head of Hammurabi (c.1792-1750 BC)

    B. Law Code of Hammurabi

    C. Kneeling statuette

    D. Fragments of Wall painting from Mari, Zimrilim's Palace