Repository: UIHistories Project: Dedication - Spurlock Museum [PAGE 21]

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and independence. Carvings by modern African artists are examples of a changing aspecf of craftwork. The exhibit The Land Between Two Rivers contains several examples of early Mesopotamian text on inscribed cuneiform tablets. The relationship between these tablets and hieroglyphic and alphabetic text is explained in a discussion on the beginnings of writing. The earliest known fragment of the New Testament Book of James is part of this display. Many royal inscriptions are also featured, providing the visitor with a unique portrait of the leaders of the world's earliest cities. In the ancient Egyptian exhibit, The Gift of the Nite, visitors are introduced to the ways Egyptian burial structures— mastabas, funerary complexes, and rock-cut tombs—reflect religious beliefs. A collection of burial goods accompanies the Museum's mummy, exhibited in a quiet, respectful environment representative of an ancient rock-cut tomb. |

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