Ancient Ancient World World Sumer and Semitic Mesopotamia M E E - PDF document

9/21/18 CIVILIZATIONS OF THE Ancient Ancient World World Sumer and Semitic Mesopotamia M E E T I N G 4 � Sumer � The Epic of Gilgamesh � Writing � Semitic Mesopotamia SUMER 1

9/21/18 Ziggurat Rivalry for resources → warfare 2

9/21/18 The deluge Life and afterlife WRITING 3

9/21/18 Forms of writing PICTOGRAPHS SYLLABARIES ALPHABETS Each character represents Each character represents Each character represents a word or a concept a syllable (consonant + vowel) a sound Cuneiform Linear B Greek Hieroglyphs Arcado-Cypriot Arcado-Cypriot Cuneiform Hieroglyphs 4

9/21/18 Hieroglyphs: cartouche From stone to papyrus THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH 5

9/21/18 King Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh 6

9/21/18 Ways of looking at the Epic � Gilgamesh as a priest-king � Gilgamesh as a mortal � Gilgamesh as a man Characters � Gilgámesh king of Úruk � Nínsun his divine mother � Enkídu his friend � Shámhat a prostitute in Úruk � Shámash sun-god � Humbába forest guardian � Íshtar great goddess � Úta-napíshti survivor of the Flood King Gilgamesh 7

9/21/18 Enkidu Cylinder seal 8