Epic of Gilgamesh o Written by Mesopotamians o Written in 2000 BC o It is an epic o Gilgamesh is a powerful and unpopular king and the gods send a monster named Enkidu to destroy him but they become friends after Gilgamesh sends a harlot and she seduces Enkidu and him and Gilgamesh become friends and Enkidu angers the gods and the gods give Enkidu a slow death so Gilgamesh asks for eternal life but does not receive it o The intended audience was the Mesopotamians o It was written because it tells the story of Gilgamesh o Assumptions that are made o No this source is not reliable because it is an epic o I can learn that Gilgamesh was unpopular but powerful and only gods could get eternal life Mesopotamian Creation Myth o Written by Babylonians o Written in 2000 1000 BC o It is a Creation myth o The sea goddess and the sun god fight The sea godess name was Tiamat and the sun god s name was Marduk Marduk won and split the Tiamat in half and creates the earth Then he creates man as savages to serve the gods o The intended audience is the Babylonians o It was written to show how the earth was created o No it is not reliable because it was a myth o I can learn how the Babylonians thought the earth was created Law Code of Hammurabi o Written by Hammurabi o Written in the early 18th century BC o It is a law code o It gives the laws for the Babylonians during Hammurabi s time It basically says that whatever is you do that is unlawful will be done to you o The intended audience is the Babylonians o It is written to give laws to govern the Babylonians o Yes it is reliable because it is a law code o I can learn the laws the Babylonians have and what happened if they disobeyed the laws Inscription of Tiglathpileser o Written by Tiglathpileser o Written in between 1115 1077 BC o It is an inscription o It written to put fear into his people so that they obey him because he said he was really close to the god Ashur so he was trying to scare his people o The intended audience is the Assyrians o It is written to put fear into Tiglathpileser s people o It is not reliable because he wrote it o I can learn that Tiglathpileser wanted to put fear into his people Book of the Dead o Written by the Egyptians o Written in between 2100 1800 BC o It is a moral code and could also be a law code o Heavy Heart o The intended audience is the Egyptians o It was written to show how you can go into the afterlife o It is reliable o Genesis Exodus o Written in 10th 6th century BC o Written by Hebrews o Creation of the Earth o No it is not reliable because it is a religious story o Creation moral code o Written in between 950 450 BC o Written by Hebrews o Moses comes down from Mt Sinai with 10 commandments o Moral code o No its not reliable because it is religious
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