Art History
- 400 C.E. Ancient Cultures

Ancient Near East

  1. Introduction
  2. Prehistory: Proto-writing
  3. Sumerian Art: Standard of Ur
  4. Sumerian Art: Great Lyre from the "King's Grave" at Ur
  5. Akkadian Art: Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
  6. Babylonian Art: Law Code Stele of King Hammurabi
  7. Assyrian Art: Human Headed Winged Lion and Bull (Lamassu)
  8. Neo-Babylonian Art: Ishtar Gate and Processional Way

Akkadian Art: Victory Stele of Naram-Sin Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian, pink limestone, 2254-2218 B.C.E. (Louvre, Paris) This monument depicts the Akkadian victory over the Lullubi Mountain people. In the12th century B.C.E., 1,000 years after it was originally made, the Elamite king, Shutruk-Nahhunte, attacked Babylon and, according to his later inscription, the stele was taken to Susa in what is now Iran. A stele is a vertical stone monument or marker often inscribed with text or relief carving. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

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Akkadian Art: Victory Stele of Naram-Sin

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