English 220 World Literature I

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English 220 World Literature I THE ANCIENT WORLD

Sumerians Pantheon Theocracy Ziggurat Cuneiform

Women’s Roles Business Real estate Moneylenders Priestesses Agriculture Family Title: Female Head Date: 3500 - 3000 BCE Medium: Limestone Culture: Sumerian Significance: A cult statue found in the Eanna Sanctuary of Inanna (Goddess of Love and War)

Cuneiform

Cuneiform

Cuneiform “Wedge” Tablet

Mesopotamian Literature Myths Hymns Histories Lamentations Wisdom Creation

The Descent of Inanna Queen of Heaven and Earth; morning and evening stars; goddess of love, war and agriculture. Descent to underworld symbolizes death of nature in winter and rebirth in spring. Translated from 30 clay tablets found between 1889-1900.

Connections Demeter & Persephone Isis & Osiris Gilgamesh Odyssey Iliad Book of Genesis

Connections Demeter & Persephone Isis & Osiris Gilgamesh Odyssey Iliad Book of Genesis

Discovery of Tablets

Cuneiform