gilgamesh Flashcards

1
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2100

A

1st EOG stories created

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2
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Akkadian

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they guys who take over sumeria. they kept cuneiform tho

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3
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mesopotanian cylander seals

A

lol signature things

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4
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babylonians

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they take over after akkadia falls. compile 1st long for gilgamesh.

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5
Q

1st gilgamesh big story

A

“surpassing all other kings” 1850

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6
Q

Hammurabi

A

eye for eye guy

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7
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King Nebuchadnezzar II

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the guy who conquered Jerusalem

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8
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Assyrians

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not the akkadians. made 4 copys of EOG

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9
Q

1250

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he who saw the deep; written by sin leqi unninni

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10
Q

lacuna

A

missing stuff

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11
Q

shamhat

A

temple maiden/prostitute. physical manifestation of god through sex

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12
Q

eanna

A

uruk’s downtown

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13
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uruk

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gilgamesh’s hometown

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14
Q

anu

A

aloof sky god

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15
Q

enlil

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god of earth, doer of things

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16
Q

Ea

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friendly god of wisdom who helped make humanity

17
Q

ereshkigal/irakalla

A

underworld goddess

18
Q

istar

A

goddess of sex/war

19
Q

shamash

A

dumb god of sun. bffs with gilgamesh

20
Q

sin

A

moon god; son of enlil

21
Q

ninson

A

mom of gilgamesh

22
Q

aruru

A

mother god w/ea

23
Q

shiduri

A

goddess of wine

24
Q

ninurta

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god of hunt