Although the Sumerians gave rise to the earliest examples of writing in cuneiform on clay tablets, we have less art available from this culture than from the ancient Egyptians of the same period. How is this possible?

Question

Although the Sumerians gave rise to the earliest examples of writing in cuneiform on clay tablets, we have less art available from this culture than from the ancient Egyptians of the same period. How is this possible?

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The clay bricks and mud the Sumerians used as building materials were not very ourable

The stones the Sumerians used to build with were later stolen by other

Most of the pieces of Sumerian art were stolen from the National Museum of Iraq in 2003

All of the Sumerian art pieces were kept in the Tower of Babel, which eventually bumed to the ground.

Answer 1

Most of the Sumerian art pieces were not as durable as the stone sculptures and paintings found in ancient Egypt, leading to fewer surviving examples of their artwork.