Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Education and Writing Artifacts of the Upper and Lower Zab River Valley
Introduction:
The chosen theme for this museum exhibit is education and writing. Educating members
of the civilization and the ability to write are the fundamental building blocks for litigation,
protection, entertainment (art), and religion. In order for these five concepts to flourish within a
civilization, it must be taught through the generations; thus, the education theme. These teaching
moments may continue on as tradition, which can take a cyclical path through time. Evaluating
the education and writing artifacts of a civilization, values and practices may be discovered. Its
important to note the education and writing artifacts that are found may also give insight to the
civilizations view on record keeping as well as their level of intelligence relative to the time.
Moreover, education and writing can depict the crux in which a civilization was built, which may
provide extensive knowledge to further understand the society within its entirety.
Artifacts:
Artifact 1 is an Inheritance
Document dated 2041 BCE from
the Upper Zab River Valley. This
specific artifact traces the
inheritance within a family after
the death of the father. This
document displays a basic
understanding of literacy within
the civilization, which would
have been taught either within the