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Virtual Dig Mod 3 1
Virtual Dig Mod 3 1
My chosen theme for this project is education/writing. I chose this in particular because I
find the story-telling aspects of these ancient civilizations interesting. We have learned many
different things through ancient ‘languages’, for lack of a better term, and have pieced together
knowledge based on the signs and symbols that were left behind on ancient artifacts. A large
reason that we understand so much history behind things that happened BCE is because of the
evidence left behind, most importantly these images and ancient text that we see below. It’s a
beautiful story telling experience that allows us to really grasp how things were ran and whether
The name document I chose was the Litigation Document from specifically 1726
BCE. This looks to be like an important Doctrine of sorts, very similar to old US
documents like the Declaration of Independence. Similar as to how they do it now,
people used to record all of their information just as we do, like court information or
other legal documentations. These are so crucial to history, really giving us insight
on how some of the old governments and tyranny’s were run. They allow a better
understanding of their politics, and therefore give us a reason to research and comparatively, if
that, for a better understanding of our politics today.
This is a legal document from specifically 190 BCE. This is, similar to the
previously listed document, this is a clay tablet full of the ancient script of a
legal dispute. This allows us to understand some of the decision making
process of how crimes and punishments were ran and what kind of crimes
were being committed. This makes for a very educational breakthrough in
understanding ancient civilizations.
Ancient Will from specifically 2041 BCE. And lastly, this is someone's will and
the language that we see it’s written in cuneiform which is a language used in
mesopotamia. This educates us of the currency used during this time and
what sort of wealth they had back in these times.