Babel and Bible; (1906) (14764044614)
Identifier: babelbibl00deli (find matches) Title: Babel and Bible; Year: 1906 (1900s) Authors: Delitzsch, Friedrich, 1850-1922 McCormack, Joseph, 1865- (from old catalog) tr Carruth, William Herbert, 1859-19... More
بوابة عشتار - Egypt - A black and white photo of a brick structure
العربية: بوابة عشتار في بابل English: Ishtar Gate, babylon
The evolution of the dragon (1919) (14742985316)
Identifier: evolutionofdrago00smituoft (find matches) Title: The evolution of the dragon Year: 1919 (1910s) Authors: Smith, G. Elliot (Grafton Elliot), Sir, 1871-1937 Subjects: Dragons Mythology Rain gods -... More
Ishtar gate sirrush comparison in Koldewey 1914
Robert Koldewey observers that the sirrush of the Ishtar Gate has feet like a raptor's. "As indicated by the Babylonian name it is a 'walking serpent.' A striking feature is the scaly coat and the great tail o... More
Eastern towers of Ishtar gates
"The decoration of the walls of the Ishtar Gate consisted of alternated figures of bulls and dragons (sirrush). They are placed in horizontal rows on the parts of the walls that are open to observation by thos... More
Ishtar gate sirrush
"A sirrush, not enameled." "In the Babylonian pantheon of Nebuchandnezzar's time, Marduk occupied a very prominent position. To him belonged Esagila, the principal temple of Babylon, and to him Nebuchandnezzar... More