The Palace Wall carving depicts an image of the ancient Assyrian warriors of Sennacherib’s army invading Lachish an ancient Judean city in 701 BCE. The carving was made to show the military records of the ancient western world. It was made a year after the war was happening and it shows some soldiers shooting bows at a castle-like structure. There are some documents that describe the attacks on Lachish and come from the Sennacherib Prism, a document written in cuneiform in 701 BCE. It describes how Sennacherib’s army attacked the Judean city and what they did with the citizens of the city. Another document that describes the accounts of the war is the Book of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. This document was written by many different people and in different times ranging from 680 BCE to 500 BCE, a while after the war. Both documents describe some details, some true some not, of the invasion. They share the same Ancient Assyrian invasion of Lachish but they go about describing it in different ways. …show more content…
Sennacherib Prism was written in 701 BCE, which is a year after the invasion. On the other hand, the Book of Kings isn’t written until at least 680 BCE, which is 20 years after the invasion. The Book of Kings is written by many different people, which could cause a difference in details of the invasion. The introduction of the Book of Kings excerpt also says: “Historians also point out that it mixes history, folktales, myths, and religious miracles” (Document B: The Book of Kings). This also may make some details of the siege false and turn the actual accounts into different ones. Although the Hebrew Bible is a religious book, it is a somewhat reliable source when it comes to the ancient world. It provides some knowledge that is useful to archaeological records but it also intertwines some myths and miracles that might not have
Information from the textbook and Hays’s article help illuminate the events depicted and their significance in culture and art of the New Kingdom, and how the style ties into the art of the time.
The Human-headed winged bull and winged lion (Lamassu) sculptures, on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, were believed to have been a part of the Assyrian palaces at Nimrud during the reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 883- 859 BC. The Neo-Assyrian Empire existed from 911 BC and 609 BC, where countless of rulers fought to conquer land resulting in the most powerful state of the Ancient Near East—northern Mesopotamia. During the reign of Ashurnasirpal II, Kahlu, present day Nimrud, became the capital city, and this is arguably one of his most notable accomplishments of the time. The Assyrian rule of the Near East reached its peak during this time period.
Bihzad has placed strong emphasis on the complexity of the palace’s architecture which he has adorned with colorful ornaments and emblazoned with gold. Each room is decorated with rugs and tiles featuring complex floral and asymmetrical patterns that cover each chamber from floor to ceiling. The palace appears to be three stories tall and features a balcony on the left and a zigzagging staircase on the right. The asymmetrical style of these two architectural features gives the impression of the work being 3-dimensional ...
The documentary Gideons Army was an eye opening experience which showcases our justice system. Although I have always heard that the justice system is broken I never understood the details until now. The challenges that public defenders face with the resources provided is bordering unconstitutional, in my opinion. When the sixth amendment was created, I don’t believe its intent was to deprive council of time and resources to be “effective representation”.
Many humans have been interested in different forms of art throughout all of history. Countless people have spent endless hours researching, studying, and learning about different pieces of art. Although each piece of art is unique to in own appearance, time, and meaning, many similarities can be found. Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid are two historical works of art that can be studied via comparison. Looking at the two pieces, many differences and similarities can be observed.
My theme of my visual essay is the Dome of the Rock and the controversy that surrounds it. The images for my visual essay are arranged in the order through which I plan to write my final research paper. The Dome of the rock is a 7th century building located in Jerusalem at the visual center of a platform known as the Temple Mount (which is illustrated in the first image). The name of the original sponsor of the building was Umayyad caliph ‘Abd al-Malik in 691 C.E. (Grabar, The Dome of the Rock 62). The second image is intended to aid in the visualization of the Dome of the Rock, not as a mosque, but rather an Islamic shrine that was built over a sacred site. However, exactly which sacred site it is, is still up for debate. Three different religious traditions have significance associated with this site. I am curious to examine how the significance of the Dome of the Rock for each religious tradition effects how it is portrayed in religious art.
It was meant to be King Pakal’s journey and transition to his next life. All the controversy was just a misunderstanding of artwork. It is just a way for Ancient Alien theorists to find some sort of proof that aliens existed or had some sort of contact with people. Just like the Egyptian pyramids, it was all misunderstood on why the Egyptians built their pyramids the way they did. It is the same with the Mayans and their beliefs on life and death.
Over the history of man, there have been many prosperous empires that ruled in different parts of the world. Babylon and Egypt are two of these empires that ruled almost 500 years apart, but had one thing in common, great artistic works. Wall paintings such as the Babylonian work Investiture of Zimrilim, and the Egyptian Queen Neferati Making an Offering to Isis are examples of the great works of their times. Both pieces are rich in meaning and background, share many similarities, but differences can be seen in their style due to the time periods.
The works titled; Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, Akkadian, 2250 BC and Stele of Hammurabi, babylonia, 1780 BC are both steles, which are large carved slabs of stone used to commemorate historical events or in same cases mark graves depending on the culture. Both works have many stylistic characteristics which were typical of mesopotamian art. They both utilized techniques such as the combined pose as well as hierarchy of scale. They both also rebuke certain classic mesopotamian stylistic choices. The Victory stele of Naram-Sin, for example, has one of the first landscapes in the history of art, and both share a lack of registers. Registers are a storytelling format using lines to separate different parts of a relief, painting etc.
This work of art is subtractive because it involves skimming or subtracting from the material’s original mass or volume (Sayre, 295). Carving is a process where materials were being chiseled, cut into or hammered to achieve the desired form/s (Sayre, 299). The most common material carvers used to produce sculptures are wood or stone (Sayre, 299). In this art work, the artist used a material, in this case alabaster, and carved the material into shape using sharp tools, such as chisel or gouger. The carving for “Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions” is low relief, meaning its depths are shallow and the forms are not as elevated from the base as in high relief carving. Additionally, this sculpture is a type of frontal art which was meant to only be viewed from the front and not from the back (Sayre, 295). This type of art form is often used to embellish architectural structures such as residences, buildings and even palaces (Sayre, 295). In fact, this specific piece is found as a decoration in Assurnapiral II’s palace complex as one of the many relief arts found in his residence. This specific relief art depicted the powerful leadership of Assurnapiral II, the country’s strong military units, and the thriving capital of Kalhu which was established after the fall of Babylon in 1595 B.C. (Sayre,
When Jerusalem fell to the conquering Babylonians in 587 BC, most of what was important to the Hebrew people was gone. They lost their holy city, the Temple was destroyed, and the Davidic monarchy ended (Beasley 221). Following the destruction of Jerusalem, the Babylonian king, Nebuchadrezzar, deported most of the population to other cities, including Babylon. These exiles remained there for about fifty years until the Persian forces, under king Cyrus, took the city of Babylon in 539 BC. The Persian policies concerning captured and exiled peoples were quite different than those of the Babylonians, and because of this King Cyrus allowed the exiles to return to Jerusalem in 538 BC to rebuild the city and the Temple.
The Taylor Prism of Sennacherib or The Bible 2 Kings 18-19. Each martial is from the views of either Sennacherib or Hezekiah written under their stories of divine proof of their own gods. Now the Taylor Prism of Sennacherib is pretty much a record of Sennacherib’s accomplishments. It describes all the territories, cities and anything in between that he conquered and brought under the “yok of Ashur”. His version tells of how he conquered Judah and took all the treasure there and took people from the towns back to his home and he cut Judah off from any help from any surrounding territories. The Bible is the Jewish and Christin document proof and word of their God. The story in 2 Kings 18-19 is the same story described in the Taylor Prism, however it’s ending is different it states that the angel of the Lord went and slewed many of the Assyrians soldiers. With the slaughter of his army Sennarch’erib king of Assyria left and went back to his home and was praising his own god when his sons killed him with a sword. With two different records of the same event can lead to a lot of confusion and many
Another artistry that was visualized within the Epic was Sumerian architecture. There was mention of the walls in Uruk. "In Uruk he built walls...The outer wall where the cornice runs...the inner wall has...
The book of Hebrews is a unique portion of the Bible because it is written as though it were a letter, directed at people the writer may have known. However, the book targets a seemingly broad audience of those without faith and also those that could be described as believers that have experienced persecution. A salient message within Hebrews is that people must persevere when they feel persecuted because Jesus Christ is their salvation, regardless of anything else that is happening in the people’s lives. An emphasis on the greatness of Jesus and his role as a mediator between God and those on Earth is dominant throughout the chapters and verses.
Studies of The Old Testament make it evident that kingship is the ruling principle of leadership for a kingdom. There were no presidents with a democracy like The United States has today or communists making everyone equal. There was simply one king, specifically a male, his subordinates, and the kingdom he governed over. Hebrew culture was no different. This is seen through the great kings of the Bible, one of the most well known of them being King YHWH also called Yahweh. Kingship played a vital role in the progression and development of the kingdom of Israel throughout history from the time they first were freed by the mercy of Yahweh. The presentation of ancient Hebrew culture from kingship in the Old Testament reveals the tradition in