ill be in contact today. This is proof of the Sumerian architectural abilities. The architecture in Mesopotamia are considered to have been contemporary with the founding of the Sumerian cities, but there was some complexity in the architectural design during this Protoliterate period (c. 3400-c. 2900 BC). This is shown in the design of many religious buildings. Typical temples of the Protoliterate period--both the platform type and the type built at ground level--are, however, much more elaborate both in planning and ornament. The interior was decorated with cones sunk into the wall, covered in bronze. Most cities were simple in structure, but the ziggurat was one of the world's first complex architectural structures. The Sumerian temples, called ziggurats was a small brick house that the god was supposed to visit periodically. This house, however, was set on a brick platform, which became larger and taller as time progressed. Along with showing many types of Sumerian craftsmanship, the epic shows the strong belief in many gods. All through out the story Gilgamesh comes in contact with many gods. But even before the contact with the gods, there was talk about Gilgamesh being created by them. “When the Gods created him they gave him a perfect body...Shamash...endowed him with beauty, Adad endowed him with courage, the great gods made his beauty perfect.” If Gilgamesh was supposedly a king, the beliefs in Gods had to be strong in order to have a king created by them. Many people believe that these Gods were of a reptilian nature. In the beginning of the story, it is said that Gilgamesh “built walls(another reinforcement of the Sumerian architectural craftsmanship), and a temple of blessed Eannna for the firmament Anu, and for Ishtar the goddess of love.” This sets the base and foundation of the gods in the city of Uruk. The head of the family of Gods of heaven and Earth was An - (or ANU in the Babaylonian...
