ARTH 1380 1ST Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture - Victory stele- Stele of vultures- Votive figures- Royal cemetery of UrOutline of Current Lecture - Akkadian period- Neo-Sumerian period- Old Babylonia Current Lecture- The Akkadian- Old Babylonia period was from 2300- 1750 BCE- Mesopotamia Sargon of Akkad demotes local kings and for the first time the area is under one ruler in 2334 BCE- Naram-Sin, Sargon’s grandson is a powerful ruler and extend the power thinks of himselfas a god- Art is useful to the kings and is used as power and enforces their ability to conquer territories- The head of an Akkadian ruler is a sculpted head that does not have a name - There is a band on the head and bun in the hair which was common in the priest kings- The stele of Naram-Sin this has tells a narrative and seems to have three register- It introduces a new style of art he is the main one and at the top there is a representation of the three principal gods- The figure of him has details like the calf muscles he is a god himself and we know because he is using a helmet that only the gods used, but it is also known from the inscriptions- The Akkadian period eventually fails- The Neo-Sumerian Period follows it is from 2150-2000 BCE- King Gudea of Lagash ruled from 2150-2125 BCE he did not control vast areas but is known because he made many statues of himself- The Third Dynasty of Ur was from 2100-2000 BCE and was a revival period- The objects from this period reflected the message that these people were different from the Akkadians they were more pious and devout - The artworks showed the kings sitting, standing or holding hands almost as if in prayer- The seated statue of Gudea holding temple plan is missing the head and is made of dark exotic stoneThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- The hands are clasped like in prayer on his lap there is an architect plans of a temple being built for the gods - This statue conveys the message that he built this temple and should be remembered for it and that all sorts of material from different places will be used to build the temple this is inscribed on the skirt of the statue- The statute emphasizes the religious role- This was a powerful king and it is expressed in a subtle way through his ability to construct a temple with exotic stones and materials that need to be brought from far away- The votive statue of Gudea he is holding a vase flowing with water typically what the gods do and also the muscles are shown with detail this expresses power- When the Sumerian period ends a cycle begins of unity then failure and chaos then backto unity- In the old Babylonia period the new ruler is Hammurabi from 1792-1750 BCE and he unites Southern Mesopotamia - He is best know for his law codes that are on the Law Code Stele of Hammurabi- This is where the sayings an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth come from- He took cases and used them for examples- They were very severe punishments- Women and lower class people were punished more harshly- This is a new variation of stele where there is one scene on the top and the rest is writing- A lot is conveyed from the scene - In the scene Hammurabi is handed architect tools from the god and is a symbol of his kingship- Hammurabi now has a god given right and the people could not question the punishments because he enforced the will of the gods- Hammurabi is wearing a helmet like seen earlier with Gudea so he is like a god and the sun god is who gives him the power Key TermsRegister- A device used in systems of spatial
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