Writing and Art in Mesopotamia
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THE EMERGENCE OF WRITING
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THE CUNEIFORM WRITING
• The English word is derived from the Latinroot words:
Reed stick with a sharpened wedge
Cuneus = Wedge Forma = form
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THE CUNEIFORM WRITING
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THE CUNEIFORM WRITING
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THE CUNEIFORM WRITING
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THE HAMMURABI CODE
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THE HAMMURABI CODE
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THE CUNEIFORM WRITING
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VroX-_thMLg
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MESOPOTAMIAN ART
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ARQUITECTURE
• For the first time in history, the arch and the vault were used toroof these buildings.
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ARQUITECTURE
• Poor quality materialswere used:
– Adobe: a clay mixedwith straw and dried in the sun.
– Rectangular and regular clay bricks.
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ARQUITECTURE
• Temples: Ziggurat– A stepped tower
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ARQUITECTURE
• Temples: Ziggurat of Ur
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ARQUITECTURE
• Palaces: Theywere surroundedby walls fittedwith largegateways and they had manyrooms.
• They wereadorned withreliefs, glazedceramics and frescoes.
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ARQUITECTURE
• A view of Babylon and reconstructed Palace of Nebuchadnezzar.
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SCULPTURE
• It was used toproduce statues of noble individuals.
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SCULPTURE
• Reliefs representedfigures of wingedbulls with human heads, which servedto protect thepalace gates.
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SCULPTURE
• Reliefs represented scenes of war and hunting, such as those of Ashurbanipal´spalace.
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SCULPTURE
• Some reliefs were made with glazed bricks, such as those that decorated the Ishtar gate in Babylon.