The people of Mesopotamia were introduced on how to utilize and create the wheel, plow, irrigation systems and more. Initially, Mesopotamia was known as “Ancient Sumer” which was composed of city-states under the protection of Mesopotamian deities. The sumerian people built with materials such as “mud brick” that were subject to erosion. Later, the “loosely linked cities” of sumer came under the rule of Sargon of Akkad which adopted a new hierarchy that resulted in an unwavering loyalty towards the king, Sargon. It wasn’t till about 2150 BCE that marked the end of Akkadian Power due to the interference of the mountain people, the Gutians. These mountain people established the Neo-Sumerian age. It was during this time that the placing of Gudea statues place. The Gudea statues had “a youthful face with large, arching, herringbone-patterned eyebrows framing wide open eyes” and were made of Diorite. Diorite is a costly dark stone and it is “extremely difficult to carve.” Gudea statues were placed in temples and had inscriptions on