Here are some examples of specific laws:
- If any one is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death.
- If a man puts out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.
- If he puts out the eye of a man’s slave, or breaks the bone of a man’s slave, he shall pay one-half of its value.
You are a new Mesopotamian ruler. What particular visual style (Sumerain, Akkadian, or Assyrian) would you select to glorify your regime? Explain your position, citing specific artworks. (10-12 sentences, 10 points)
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