{More Mesopotamian Symbols [continued (7)] – Dragons and Bulls}[23rd December 1990]

[Redbook8:151][19901223:1916g]{More Mesopotamian Symbols [continued (7)] – Dragons and Bulls}[23rd December 1990]

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‘[On the Ishtar Gate* at Babylon in the New Babylonian period (625-539bce)]** Sumerian dragons alternate with bulls,*** symbols respectively of the underworld and life.’****

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*[See [Redbook8:150][19901223:1916c]{More Mesopotamian Symbols [continued (3)] – River of Life}[23rd December 1990]]

**[Bracketed words inserted in ms]

***A~ff; J~

[↑?]c[ontra]?[↓?]

****A~; J~ff?? (c[ontra]?

# – ibid [Encylopaedia of Visual Art 1:] 74

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