Amber Koprin

Ancient Art
P. Barr
Annotated Bibliography
September 30th, 2015

No author listed, Ereshkigal. http://www.goddess-guide.com/ereshkigal.html

This site shares a lot of information on Ereshkigal and was a very useful source. It was
very useful because it offered in depth facts about the ruler of the underworld which was
a major focus of my essay. This source is short but offers key facts about this queen.

Held, Colbert C. Middle East Patterns: Places, Peoples, and Politics. Westview Press, 2005. Print.
This source touches base on important aspects of life in Mesopotamia. I used the pictures and
the text that goes along with them. They are all well laid out and written. They each share
important and interesting pictures which are great for visual learners such as myself.
Considering this is a broad book as far as content goes it hits main points that are of high
importance to a reader who is learning about Mesopotamia. A few of the highlights of
information shared in this book is the rulers of Mesopotamia and groups that were associated
with this civilization. The emergence of the First Babylonian Empire is also expressed. There are
helpful maps throughout the book that are also important and offer a great visual other than a
book of just text.

Janson, H.W. and A.F. The Queen of the Night Relief.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/t/queen_of_the_night
_relief.aspx , 2001.
This informational piece is strictly on the description of the art pieces physical description. It is
short but highly useful to someone that wants to be informed about The Queen of The Night

Relief. It informs the reader on how the piece was made, the color scheme, and what each part
of this relief represent.

Mark, Joshua J. Mesopotamia. www.ancient.ed/mesopotamia, 2009.

This webpage offered a wide spectrum of information about Mesopotamia. It is heavier in
context but it is straight forward and not dragged on. The topics relate to their way of life, what
originated from Mesopotamia, some webpages elaborate too much and this one is short and to
the point. It is well organized by giving each paragraph or entry a topic. There are pictures but
not too many where it distracts the viewer from interacting with the words.

Mark, Joshua J. The Queen of the Night. www.ancient.eu/article/658/ , 2014.

This webpage is also short and useful to someone who is interested in learning about the
physical appearance of the art work from Mesopotamia named 'The Burney Relief."
This site is useful in showing what the piece originally looked like and what it looks like in
present day. The reader gets a well understanding of the artworks background and meaning.
You learn that is has not been traced back successfully but are informed on the beliefs of its
past. The symbols are touched base on and are further explained in a sense of what they
represent.

Moortgat, Anton. The Art of Ancient Mesopotamia. Phaida Publishers Inc., New York, 1969. Print.

This book also shares a lot of informational and relevant pictures to the reader. The structure
of the buildings and the layout plan is a very important part of this text. Along with the
information shared about the layout plan comes information about cult buildings. Cult buildings
are very important in regards to the leaders. This book helped inform me on the architecture of

the Hittites as well. Lastly, the thing I found beneficial within this text book is the information
shared about the art from this time era. It shares facts about painting, relief, and sculpture in
the round.

M. Stol. Women in Mesopotamia. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient,
Vol.38, No.2, Womens History (1995): pp 123-144. Print.
This article is written in very much depth but very informational. It is well laid out. Again, the
layout is efficient due to putting titles to inform the reader what the next section will be about.
There is a bit of first person writing, which some find to be not useful, but it is used in this piece
of writing. This article is a very efficient resource for one who is interested in learning
about women's way of life and what they faced in Mesopotamia. It touches base on the
women's experience and their relationships/ties to their family.

National Geographic Society. Splendors of the Past: Lost Cities of the Ancient World. New York National
Geographic Society, 1981. Print.
This source was helpful in more than one way: text and images. The spread of the language in
the Mesopotamia lifetime is explained and this helps the reader get an understanding of the
way of life back then. It is a small aspect, but a start. Another information topic that relates to
this previous sentence is where this language originated from.