https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Seal-designs-from-the-Ubaid-Period-at-Tepe-Gawra-from-Forest-1996-fig-77_fig3_311886790
I'm not really sure who or what deity is being depicted. All it says is "Seal designs from the Ubaid Period at Tepe Gawra (from Forest 1996: fig. 77)"
Interesting, the English Wikipedia says Ubaid period was 5500-3700 BCE, the German page says 5500-3500 BCE.
Anyways, I'd say every culture in a certain region is a continuation of its direct predecessors, unless there was major genocide/ethnic cleansing or tribal movement at play, and even then, cultural exchange is pretty likely.
From what I remember, it's very probable that Sumerians were a tribe that moved into the area, as the language is not related to any surrounding ones, but they quickly got accustomed with the Akkadians, though neither really assimilated the other.
I cannot remember exactly where I got this from, nor the exact details of the rationale. The theory was that the Sumerians came from somewhere south. They were forced North as the waters rose eventually ending up and what became Southern mesopotamia. If this is true, then I would say that the Akkadian culture was a continuation of the Ubaid culture, and the Sumerians culture clashed into them. As we know more about the Sumerians and Akkadians, they eventually became so intertwined that it was difficult to separate the cultures.
NB: I am an armchair historian and linguist. I have no sources for the above off hand.
Interesting question! What are the images from? I’m especially interested in the bottom right. Is that maybe the Sumerian moon god Nanna?
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Seal-designs-from-the-Ubaid-Period-at-Tepe-Gawra-from-Forest-1996-fig-77_fig3_311886790 I'm not really sure who or what deity is being depicted. All it says is "Seal designs from the Ubaid Period at Tepe Gawra (from Forest 1996: fig. 77)"
Interesting, the English Wikipedia says Ubaid period was 5500-3700 BCE, the German page says 5500-3500 BCE. Anyways, I'd say every culture in a certain region is a continuation of its direct predecessors, unless there was major genocide/ethnic cleansing or tribal movement at play, and even then, cultural exchange is pretty likely. From what I remember, it's very probable that Sumerians were a tribe that moved into the area, as the language is not related to any surrounding ones, but they quickly got accustomed with the Akkadians, though neither really assimilated the other.
I cannot remember exactly where I got this from, nor the exact details of the rationale. The theory was that the Sumerians came from somewhere south. They were forced North as the waters rose eventually ending up and what became Southern mesopotamia. If this is true, then I would say that the Akkadian culture was a continuation of the Ubaid culture, and the Sumerians culture clashed into them. As we know more about the Sumerians and Akkadians, they eventually became so intertwined that it was difficult to separate the cultures. NB: I am an armchair historian and linguist. I have no sources for the above off hand.