Please employ specific monuments (3 from Protoliterate – After the Flood, and 3 from the ‘royal’ tombs at Ur) as support for your essay. Consult pdfs for monuments. Theme: Humans were created to serve the gods of Mesopotamia and possibly in death as well. * Reveal with specific monuments the endless work and variety in materials given to the gods (Protoliterate – pre Ur) and * Point out contrasts found in the ‘royal’ tombs again with specific monuments) — such as star flowers of the gods with whom.. and lapis lazuli (blue stone) reserved for the gods. * Conclude your essay with quoted passage -one from ancient text about the underworld andone from one of the articles for the royal tombs – that you value because.. (state your reason). What question you would ask of the ancient participants in the ‘royal’ burials? Ancient texts about the underworld (are linked in blue): Enkidu’s vw of Underw in Gilg.docx death of Gigamesh two frag texts-1.docx Recent articles on Ur ‘royal” tombs: skeletal: moellesen on human remains Ur royal gr.pdf Theories: victims ne burials Porter 2015.pdf Human_sacrifice_and_intentional_corpse_p 2011 antiquity.pdf Ur attendant sacrifice reassert soc.pdf
