Mirrors in the Ancient Iraq in the Light of Cuneiform Texts

Abstract

The study of mirrors in the ancient Iraq in the light of cuneiform texts is one of the important Archeological studies. Due to lack of references , on this specific topic , researching in this matter is one of the difficult and rather sophisticated tasks.The study in this matter is very unique. Accordingly , that helps in revealing the importance of this subject as a topic of researching and inspection in order to submit an obvious aspectof such matter. Thus, it is found that it is necessary to present and analyze written and materialistic instances. This study involves the following axes: (the linguistic meaning of mirror , the names of mirror , the mirror according to the ancient written texts , types of mirror and the applied visions on it , the material from which the mirror was made). The purpose behind this study is to prove that it is a pure artistic innovation confined to the Ancient Iraqis only , and not found in the nations of other civilization (like Greece , Romans , Egyptians) as some may think. In addition , this study is important as an artistic aspect throughout its features , its technical manufacturing and the applied visions on it along the eras of the Ancient Iraq.

Keywords

Crafting, eras, Cylinder