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Babylonian Antiquarianism From Sumer To Babylon Summary

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The article “Mesopotamian Antiquarianism from Sumer to Babylon” incorporates several disciplines to confirm the existence of Antiquarianism in Ancient Mesopotamia. These distinct disciplines include the history, culture and religion of Assyria and Babylonia, the Akkadian language, late Babylonian cuneiform, ancient Mesopotamian art, and archaeology. These disciplines are demonstrated by both the article’s content, as well as the specialization of the author Paul-Alain Beaulieu. Getty Publications, the publisher of the article, specializes in works in the realm of art and archaeology as well. Paul-Alain Beaulieu applies disciplines to the article by providing evidence for his assertion. This essay will highlight these five major disciplines …show more content…

The majority of Beaulieu’s works demonstrate this area of expertise, including “Mesopotamian Antiquarianism from Sumer to Babylon”. In this article, Beaulieu discusses the presence of antiquarianism in Mesopotamian society. He draws from his knowledge of the history, culture, and religion of Assyria and Babylonia to provide evidence for his claim. One way he does this is by discussing the reigns of various Mesopotamian kings and their relation to antiquarianism. Nabopolassar, for example, popularizes antiquarianism by adopting an archaizing script for building inscriptions. “The Pantheon of Uruk during the Neo-Babylonian Period” and “The Reign of Nabonidus, King of Babylon” are two good examples of other works that put his area of expertise to use. These are just a few examples of how Paul-Alain Beaulieu applies this specialization to his …show more content…

For example, according to “Mesopotamian Antiquarianism from Sumer to Babylon”, Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon, conducted more archaeological activity during his reign than any other period in Mesopotamian history. Nabonidus commanded excavations in the city of Ur, where a stele of Nebuchadnezzar I was revived. Imitating this stele, Nabonidus named his daughter high priestess, a role that had long been obsolete. In addition to this, Nabonidus also ordered the restoration and display of the stele and other texts that had been uncovered during the excavation. Beaulieu applies the discipline of archaeology in additional examples in the text. He relates German excavators uncovering ancient monuments, artifacts, and cuneiform tablets in palaces that had been rebuilt by Nabopolassar. Furthermore, Paul-Alain Beaulieu describes the Cruciform Monument as proof of the undertaking methodical historical research done by Babylonian scribes and scholars. Aside from Beaulieu’s writings, the Getty publishing company publishes subjects concerning archeology in addition to art-related

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