Thu., 10/17

Do Now—Exercise 15A: Ur was destroyed by the ______ELAMITE____ king, _______KINDATTU______, in ______2004______ B.C.

Exercise 15B—Scavenger Hunt! There are thirteen kings competing for territory in The Mesopotamian Mixing Bowl (Chapter 20). Be the first to find them all – in the order they appear in the text – and win a Gladiator Ticket! Use only the text. Do note include Gilgamesh. Do not include Hammurabi. Include the name of each king and some other brief identifying information about them (see the ones done for you as examples). If you are the first to finish, raise your hand. If you finish early, read all of Ch. 20 and begin reading Ch. 22 if time allows. As always: USE PENCIL ONLY!

Exercise 15B—Answers (complete as HW): 1) Ibbi-Sin, Ur Dynasty III 2) Ishbi-Erra, Isin Dynasty 3) Sargon, Akkadian Dynasty 4) Shulgi, Ur Dynasty III 5) Gungunum, Amorite king of Larsa 6) Lipit-Ishtar, Isin Dynasty 7) Sumu-abum, Amorite chief who built Babylon 8) Erra-imitti, Isin Dynasty (killed by his faux-king-groundskeeper, the [unnamed] Enlil-bâni) 9) Rim-Sin, Elamite prince of Larsa 10) Shamshi-Adad, probably an Amorite king of the Old Assyrian Empire 11) Ishme-Dagan, first son of Shamshi-Adad 12) Zimri-Lim, prince of Mari 13) Yasmah-Adad, second son of Shamshi-Adad

Also: Review/finish reading Ch. 20 (20 min. total HW time).