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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 • 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
“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
Some City Gods • AN • ENLIL • INANNA • ENKI
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
Kingdom of Kish/King of Kish • (Akkadian): • KiS = Kissatu(m) = whole world/universe • Ki – demonstrative = place • Not added to king of kish
1st Dynasty of UR • Royal Cemetery At UR – 1st Part EDIII
EDIII: 1st palaces in Mesopotamia: • KISH • ERIDU
KhafajeTemple of the god Sin (phases continued from Jemdet-Nasr period): Temple VI, plan (ED I), Temple IX, reconstruction (ED II)
Stone mace head of Mesilim, ruler of Kish (probably ED II, 15 cm. high)
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
Votive plaque of Ur-Nanshe of Lagash (ED III, 40 cm. high) ; Votive plaque of Dudu (ED III, 25 cm. high)
Victory stele ("Vulture Stele") of Eannatum of Lagash (ED III, 1.88 m. high)
End of EDIII • Sumer in chaos • Uruk and Ur united • Lagash and Umma in warfare
Akkadian Period • Sargon • Agade
Hollow-cast copper head from Nineveh, probably either Sargon (2370-2315) or his grandson Naram-Sin (2291-2255), detail