The symbolic role of animals in Babylon: a contextual approach to the lion, the bull and the mušḫuššu
This paper examines the meaning of three animals—the lion, the bull, and the mušḫuššu-dragon—as depicted on the walls of the Ishtar Gate and Processional Way at Babylon. These animals embody multiple layers of meaning but are associated with specific deities and all possess apotropaic qualities. The...
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2016
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Iraq
Year: 2015, Volume: 77, Pages: 215-224 |
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