Der Skorpion und die Königin zur Tiersymbolik bei den Assyrern

It is widely known that the lion could function as symbol for the Assyrian king. Less known is the fact that the scorpion could represent the Assyrian queen. This paper presents the evidence for this symbolism from the 8th and 7th centuries BC and surveys the appearances of scorpions throughout Meso...

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Main Author: Galter, H. D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: 2007
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2007, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 646-671
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