Mesopotamia Powerpoint

Evidence of Extreme Stratification:
Burials
● Sir Leonard Woolley unearthed 2500 burials
● Fewer than 20 were of royalty
● Queen Shub-ad (upper left) was lying on a bed
accompanied by female attendants
● 2 wagons drawn by oxen driven by male servants
backed down into entry ramp
● 59 bodies, mostly female, were on the ground near the
tomb
● All retainers were lavishly bedecked with crafted
elements
● Oxen dispatched, then all in the party consumed poison
● Lyre with bull’s head (lower left) was associated with
the Good Queen
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MAIN IDEA: UPPER CLASS SUMERIANS CELEBRATED
WITH LAVISH BURIALS