Artifacts from Ancient Mesopotamia
There are millions of Mesopotamian artifacts left from Ancient Mesopotamia. Not just art but war
supplies, masks, even clay tablets. An artifact is a man made object from the past. Artifacts show us
culture, lifestyle, and resources they used.
One artifact was of Sargon the Great. He was the first emperor known to civilizations. He was adopted by Akki and grew up in the royal family. He ruled over Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia. When Sargon died his son Manishtushu took over and was a weak emperor. Later on Sargon’s name and mask became famous in mesopotamian antiques.
There were a lot of arrows back in Mesopotamia. The first arrow came from Stellmoor. They are made from pine, flint, and stone. Bows were a main weapon in Mesopotamian war. The very first bow made was a Composite bow. It was made of strips of wood with elastic animal tendons. Glue was made from boiled cattle tendons and fish skin. From using every part of an animal to parts of land the always had a way to use their resources.
Cylinder seals are the most interesting Mesopotamian artifacts known so far. Cylinder seals are called kishib in Sumerian and kunukku in Akkadian. The cylinder seals were a part of a daily life in Mesopotamia. Cylinder seals were usually 3-4 inches long. They were made of clay, stone, even sometimes gold. They were used for writing and to show certain eras in time.
There are millions of artifacts from Mesopotamia. Sargon the Great was the first emperor, bows and arrows are the main weapons, and cylinder seals were the main use of writing. It would be interesting to know where these artifacts are today.