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| a picture, usually stylized, that represents an idea; also, writing using such means; also, painting on rock. tits | ||
| a system of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia, in which wedge-shaped characters were produced by pressing a stylus into a soft clay tablet, which was then baked or otherwise allowed to harden | ||
| a needlelike tool used in engraving and incising; also an acient writing instrument used to inscribe clay or wax tablets | ||
| God | ||
| Near East king of gods, sky god | ||
| goddess of love and war | ||
| Writer of medium stature in ancient society | ||
| in ancient Mesopotamia architecture, a monumental platform for a temple | ||
| the chamber at the center of an ancient temple; in a classic temple, the room in which the cult statue stood | ||
| A relief telling a story, typically of battle or gods | ||
| one of a series of superimposed bands or friezes in a pictorial narrative, or the particular levels on which motifs are placed | ||
| gift to a diety | ||
| the representation of the fundamental distinguishing properties or qualities of a person or object,not the way a figure or object appears in space and light at a specific moment | ||
| When the subject of greatest importance (i.e. the pharaoh) is depicted as larger in size than their surroundings to show their importance/power | ||
| a very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O | ||
| Often employed in Mesopotamian sculptures. The body is said to be of this composition when the contours of the body are not largely defined. The statues often appear to be wearing robes that are bell-shaped. | ||
| an ancient Sumerian city and city-state in upper Mesopotamia | ||
| a carved stone slab used to mark graves or to commemorate historical events. | ||
| a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite | ||
| ex. standard of Ur a rectangular box that would supposedly be mounted on a poll to be shown off-- gets name because thought of as a "military standard" | ||
| rare blue stone/mineral that had to be imported from Afghanistan | ||
| The Royal Cemetery in Ur is an area that was thought to be used a grave sight for deceased Sumerians, more specifically royalty. There archaeologists found gold helmets,daggers with handles made of lapis lazuli, golden beakers and other expensive items | ||
| harp-like instrument | ||
| gold that is beaten into extremely thin sheets | ||
| a composition that is symmetrical on either side of a central figure | ||
| a cylindrical piece of stone decorated with an incised design, so that a raised pattern is left when rolled over soft clay. Used in the Near East to sign, seal, and identify jars, documents, and possessions | ||
| Ancient Kingdom | ||
| Akkadian king know for his conquest of Sumeria | ||
| king who set up at stele to commemorate his conquests of the Lullubi. The stele is made in traditional frieze format but for an alabaster disk. | ||
| writing form used in Mesopotamia | ||
| form of government where the monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state and head of government | ||
| Representation of a Person | ||
| liquid materials put into a mold and dried up | ||
| Constructed by the third dynasty of Ur, the ziggurat is built out of baked bricks laid in bitumen (an asphalt-like substance) and and has three stairways each. hundred steps. | ||
| used mostly in mesopotamia to build structure | ||
| the exterior coating of temples, pyramids | ||
| Mesopotamian ruler | ||
| in spiritual terms, it means a virtue | ||
| a grey to dark grey intermediate intrusive igneous rock | ||
| sixth king of babylon and created the first known written law | ||
| A written record of laws | ||
| common Akkadian name of the sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu | ||
| Hittle gate guarding cities | ||
| Ruler of Assyria | ||
| a tutelary deity, often considered to be female | ||
| he son of Esarhaddon and the last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, established the first systematically organized library in the ancient middle east | ||
| Famous assyrian gate | ||
| Ruler of assyria | ||
| arcuated: arch shaped (opening) | ||
| Used in assyrian and persian construction | ||
| Founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Between 550 and 530 B.C.E. he conquered Media, Lydia, and Babylon. Revered in the traditions of both Iran and the subject peoples. | ||
| King of Persia who expanded the empire and invaded Greece but was defeated after (550-486 BC) | ||
| Son of Darius, who took the throne, invaded Greece, and was eventually defeated | ||
| the royal chamber for receiving people | ||
| A frieze of peopling lining up to meet the king | ||
| a work of art dedicated to someone/thing | ||
| a masonry roof or ceiling built on the arch principle, or a concrete roof similar in shape. Different types: barrel vault, quadrant vault, groin vault, ribbed vault, six part vault,and fan vault | ||
| an arcade with no true openings; used as decoration for a wall. |
