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Back to School: Sumerby ~Hapo57

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Now that school is starting, I thought I'd do a mini series of back to school images with my personifications. :'D

The cuneiform on her tablet says "turn" or "return" (as in "return to school")

School in Sumeria

Of course, only boys could attend Sumerian school. Girls were educated at home. The boys typically came from wealthy families and were educated in reading, writing, and arithmetic. They were sent early in the morning to the temple to copy tablets in cuneiform under the supervision of their "school father", and were beaten if they made a mistake. Doing well in school would mean a secure and fruitful adulthood.

Back to School Series
Akkad
Assyria and Babylonia
Persia
Egypt
Athens
Sparta
Rome
Maya
Aztec
Inca

*minoana Sep 18, 2012 Hobbyist

This is all the more adorable for the accurate cuneiform.

~Hapo57 Sep 18, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Aw thank you! ;w; I admit I'm no scholar of cuneiform and trusted in the good judgement of the people of the internet. XD;

~Sarkananight Sep 11, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

aww, how adorable she is!

~Geranger Sep 8, 2012

I have no idea how they write those strange...letters?

~Hapo57 Sep 8, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

They used a wedge-shaped stylus: the thick end was shaped like a triangle so it was easy to stamp out letters.
Of course since this picture is chibi, her stylus is actually much smaller than the words. XD;;

~heart-of-oyster Sep 7, 2012 Student General Artist

cute!

~BM309K58SMERCH Sep 7, 2012 Student General Artist

Yay, I like this. The cradle of civilization with a "back to school" theme.

And the ziggurat in the back is cute too.

~Hapo57 Sep 7, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thank you! I thought it would be neat to get back into the swing of learning with cute doodles and short bite-sized facts. >w< I'm thinking of doing Akkad next...

!STARLIGHT39 Sep 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

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