Archive for September, 2010

Ancient Sumerian Deities

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

Deity: Displays the name of the deity along with a notation of any other pantheons they belong to. Patron City: Center of worship of the deity. Description: A brief description of the deity’s duties. Symbol: Symbol commonly used to denote the deity. Relationships: Relationships with other deities. Comments: Interesting side notes concerning the deity. Also [...]

Sumerian Language

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

This work is a basic representation of ancient Sumerian writing. Depicted are signs from the Sumerian sign corpus. Medium: Acrylic ink and paint on canvas

The Sumerians

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

The Sumerians were one of the earliest urban societies to emerge in the world, in Southern Mesopotamia more than 5000 years ago. They developed a writing system whose wedge-shaped strokes would influence the style of scripts in the same geographical area for the next 3000 years. Eventually, all of these diverse writing systems, which encompass [...]

Ancient Civilization Appears Along the Nile

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

The waters of the Nile came from annual rains in the tropics to the south of Egypt. The Nile rose in early July, and in October it receded, leaving little water and a layer of black, fertile soil — inspiring people there to call the area the Black Land.