Sumerian Bats, Lion-Headed Eagles, and Iconographic Evidence for the Overthrow of a Female-Priest Hegemony
Is the small lapis figurine from Mari really a lion-headed eagle, as described by its finder André Parrot? Two chiroptera experts say its features more closely resemble those of a bat. They also contend that some Sumerian lion-eagles are actually lionesses-females, not males-and provide evidence for...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholars Press
1990
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1990, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 142-156 |
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| Summary: | Is the small lapis figurine from Mari really a lion-headed eagle, as described by its finder André Parrot? Two chiroptera experts say its features more closely resemble those of a bat. They also contend that some Sumerian lion-eagles are actually lionesses-females, not males-and provide evidence for the hypothesis, reflected in the myths, that female dominion was overthrown by a male warrior class at the dawn of history. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210114 |