Ur Namma Stele Analysis

The Fragment of the Ur-Namma Stele does not have a specified artist. The stele is made out a pink-buff limestone1 and this fragment stands roughly two or three feet tall, being wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. The stele as a whole was sculpted in the city of Ur in the great civilization of Mesopotamia during the Ur III period, known as the reign of Ur-Namma. Ur-Namma may have been the king of the city of Ur, and this stele could be a tribute to his leadership. This period of time could be in the 2100 BCE, when the Great Ziggurat of Ur-Namma was built. The stele could have been sculpted there. In this time period, one can conclude that there has been many tributes to Ur-Namma if he has not only stele made for him, but an entire pyramidal structure dedicated to him, as well. What drew me into this piece of art in the museum was that it's only a fragment. The entire stele is not shown, but just a small portion of its history is on display. The rest will never be seen. The stele has a cloud of mystery surrounding it. We are only left up to our imagination as to what the rest of the stele could have told us. Every stele tells a different story, and it is up to us …show more content…
The bottom is cut in half, but you can still make out what it is supposed to be. There are three men, standing in the standard ancient Egyptian art style, with their head in a profile view and their torso in a frontal view. One man is wearing a ornate hat with swirls, a gown, and has a curly beard. The second man is wearing a simpler-looking hat and is also wearing a gown and has a beard. The third man is completely bald and is bare-chested, so he is most likely a scribe. They are also carrying different items. The first man is too damaged to tell if he is carrying something or not. The second man is carrying what seems to be a pick ax. The third man is carrying something else, but I can't tell what it is. They could be constructing something for