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The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest written story in the world, written around 2700 BCE on clay tablets in cuneiform script. It tells the story of Gilgamesh, ruler of Uruk , a Mesopotamian city-state. Gilgamesh is described as the ideal king.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

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  1. The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest written story in the world, written around 2700 BCE on clay tablets in cuneiform script. It tells the story of Gilgamesh, ruler of Uruk, a Mesopotamian city-state. Gilgamesh is described as the ideal king. Read this excerpt carefully. Based on the excerpt, what characteristics did the people of Uruk valued in a ruler? Supreme over other kings, lordly in appearance, He is the hero, he is of Uruk, he is the butting bull. He walks out in front, the leader, And walks at the rear, trusted by his companions. Mighty net, protector of his people, Raging flood-wave who destroys even walls of stone!

  2. The Need for Laws • King Hammurabi is best known today for the code of laws he had recorded. These laws were probably recorded around 1750 BCE. However, the laws themselves were much older than that. The first laws developed as soon as people started to form communities • Why do you think settled communities need laws more than small groups of people who move from place to place? Write one or two sentences for your answer.

  3. Hammurabi’s Code1700s BCE

  4. Evaluation of Evidence • We must evaluate all evidence • To evaluate evidence, we ask: • Why is a document useful? • What are its limitations? • What other information do we need?

  5. Who was Hammurabi? • member of the Amorite dynasty • King of Babylon from 1792-1750 BCE • united all of Mesopotamia under the Babylonian Empire Relief of Hammurabi and the god Shamash

  6. Hammurabi’s Code • laws for Babylonian society • tool to unify expanding empire • “That the strong might not injure the weak” • allowed everyone to know the rules

  7. What does it look like?

  8. Loss and Unearthing

  9. Central Historical Question What can we learn about Babylonia from Hammurabi’s Code?

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