Assyrian god of sun and moon Stock Photos and Images
RMF5EHTF–Neo-Assyrian Art. Gypsum tile from a domestic shrine depicting a man in Assyrian court dress that is worshipping a god, perhaps Ninurta. The symbols at the top represent Shamash the sun god, Sin the moon god, and Ishtar the goddess of the planet Venus. Dated 800-700 B.C. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
RFC8G0TR–Tiglath-Pileser I, the ruler of Assyria from 1114-1076 B.C., is guided by Ninib, the Assyrian god of war.
RMP7NDYG–Kudurru (stele) of King Melishipak I (1186Ð1172 BC). The king introduces his daughter to the goddess Nannaya. The crescent moon represents the god Sin, the sun the Shamash and the star represents the goddess Ishtar. Kassite period, taken to Susa in the 12th century BC as war booty. Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
RMMMMXAK–. English: Assyrian 'feather-robed archer' figure, superimposed over a winged sun symbol. [1][2] Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald A. Mackenzie (1915): Ashur was not a 'goat of heaven', but a 'bull of heaven', like the Sumerian Nannar (Sin), the moon god of Ur, Ninip of Saturn, and Bel Enlil. As the bull, however, he was, like Anshar, the ruling animal of the heavens; and like Anshar he had associated with him 'six divinities of council'. Other deities who were similarly exalted as 'high heads' at various centres and at various periods, included Anu, Bel Enlil, and Ea, Merodach, Nergal,
RMG16BDG–The Tablet of Shamash is a stone tablet recovered from the ancient Babylonian city of Sippar in southern Iraq in 1881. The bas-relief on the top of the obverse shows Shamash, the Sun God, beneath symbols of the Sun, Moon and Venus. He is depicted in a sea
RMP53KY9–Neo-Assyrian Art. Gypsum tile from a domestic shrine depicting a man in Assyrian court dress that is worshipping a god, perhaps Ninurta. The symbols at the top represent Shamash the sun god, Sin the moon god, and Ishtar the goddess of the planet Venus. Dated 800-700 B.C. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
RMMX4F5H–. English: Assyrian 'feather-robed archer' figure, superimposed over a winged sun symbol. [1][2] Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald A. Mackenzie (1915): Ashur was not a 'goat of heaven', but a 'bull of heaven', like the Sumerian Nannar (Sin), the moon god of Ur, Ninip of Saturn, and Bel Enlil. As the bull, however, he was, like Anshar, the ruling animal of the heavens; and like Anshar he had associated with him 'six divinities of council'. Other deities who were similarly exalted as 'high heads' at various centres and at various periods, included Anu, Bel Enlil, and Ea, Merodach, Nergal,
RMP7N82J–Mesopotamia. Stela of Babylonian origin with the representation of the sun, the moon and water with cuneiform writing in the lower part. 3.000 BC. Detail. Archaeological Museum of Iran. Theran.
RMMW86KR–. English: Assyrian 'feather-robed archer' figure, superimposed over a winged sun symbol. [1][2] Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald A. Mackenzie (1915): Ashur was not a 'goat of heaven', but a 'bull of heaven', like the Sumerian Nannar (Sin), the moon god of Ur, Ninip of Saturn, and Bel Enlil. As the bull, however, he was, like Anshar, the ruling animal of the heavens; and like Anshar he had associated with him 'six divinities of council'. Other deities who were similarly exalted as 'high heads' at various centres and at various periods, included Anu, Bel Enlil, and Ea, Merodach, Nergal,
RMP7NDYA–Mesopotamia. Stele, Babylonian origin. Representation of the sun, the moon and water with cuneiform writing in the lower part, 3000 BC. Detail. Archaeological Museum of Iran. Theran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
RMMYAXBP–. English: Assyrian 'feather-robed archer' figure, superimposed over a winged sun symbol. [1][2] Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald A. Mackenzie (1915): Ashur was not a 'goat of heaven', but a 'bull of heaven', like the Sumerian Nannar (Sin), the moon god of Ur, Ninip of Saturn, and Bel Enlil. As the bull, however, he was, like Anshar, the ruling animal of the heavens; and like Anshar he had associated with him 'six divinities of council'. Other deities who were similarly exalted as 'high heads' at various centres and at various periods, included Anu, Bel Enlil, and Ea, Merodach, Nergal,
RMP53KX9–Mesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B.C.). It describes the land grant made by Governor Eanna-shum-iddina to Gula-Eresh witnessed by his surveyor Amurru-Bel-Zeri. The bottom is inscribed in cuneiform script and at the top are depicted gods and zodiac signs in relief. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
RMP53K97–Mesopotamia. Commemorative stone stela. Babylonian, about 900-800 BC. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.
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