مشاهد صراع لأربعة أختام اسطوانية من المتحف العراقي

Abstract EN

The country of Mesopotamia is the cradle of civilization and its origin, from which it emerged the first letter, education, school, law, agriculture and other aspects of civilized life, including the direction of the countries of the world neighboring and distant by trade or otherwise, and the way of influence and influence and how and how influence and impact and how this ancient civilization influenced the civilizations of the United Nations If we follow the example of how the Sumerian civilization or the Sumerian period influenced the subsequent period of the Akkadian period through its language, architecture and lifestyles from trade and industry and even arts such as sculpture in this nascent civilization, Influenced by the development of the line and writing and what is compatible with this civilization, which occupied the great time of the history of the country.

This influence has become a reference to the cultural identity of the Akkadian period, as well as other arts such as pottery, Obstacles, seals and statues, each of which has been influenced by this civilization and its development and in some cases we find a slight development which is almost negligible because it is compatible with the thought of the artist and that the old style prevailed in the periods And each successive story and a theme that expresses the identity of certain people who occupied a certain time, they expressed their national identity and held on to it and defended it until the last moment.

We find in the war obelisks a good example of this.

If we review the oldest obelisk in Mesopotamia, which is known as the hunting of black from Warka dating back to the ancient Sumerian period, we see the king's struggle with the black is the best proof of the power of the king, From the beginning until the victory of the Sumerian army, and this war was only to defend their great and ancient identity.

As for the other scenes of the conflict of seals (the subject of the research), we will deal with four cylindrical seals of two important epochs of the Mesopotamian Akkadian and Assyrian periods, which had a large share of the historical importance that represented the identity and history of Mesopotamia.

Witnessed the technical advantages of cylindrical seals unique to Mesopotamia from other countries, and if the similarity is observed in the seals of other countries due to the cultural impact on this country as we passed previously in the forefront that affected the civilization of Mesopotamia authentic and ancient, and creativity and technology in the manufacture of these Seals have highlighted a certain elite of seal makers, and this profession has been inherited by children from their ancestors.

research importance: The subject of the conflict was one of the important topics addressed by the seals throughout the Mesopotamia as it occurs between two elements or two characters, one of which represents evil, whether the scenes represent characters or symbols of those characters based on the old Rafidain religious beliefs, but goodness was always the force on earth In that period, which is confined to the great gods or in the hands of those who represent them in the land of Mesopotamia.

research goals: The aim of the research is to learn about aspects of daily life that the artists of Mesopotamia have worked on in their industry to seal and represent the daily scenes which are part of a daily simulation based on the prevailing beliefs that express their identity,And that these scenes that belong to the conflict was the focus of the manufacture of seals in all ages from the Warka and Jumada Nasr periods and the subsequent historical periods of Mesopotamia, and although the techniques vary from one era to another artist and the difference in the type of available stones used by artists, The content itself, ie the ongoing conflict between good and evil on the one hand and between force and weakness on the other