Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary (edition 1992)

by Jeremy Black, Anthony Green

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Ancient Mesopotamia was a highly complex culture whose achievements included the invention of writing. This illustrated text offers a reference guide to Mesopotamian religion, mythology and magic between about 3000 BC and the advent of the Christian era. Gods, goddesses, demons, monsters, magic, myths, religious symbolism, rituals and the spiritual world are all discussed in alphabetical entries ranging from short accounts to extended essays.… (more)

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Title:	Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary
Authors:	Jeremy Black
Other authors:	Anthony Green
Info:	British Museum Press (1992), Paperback, 192 pages
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Frontispiece is a high-relief ceramic of a winged goddess, which may be a portrayal of Istar (Inana) from the Isin-Larsa Period, with lions and owls, and eagle feet, serpentined hair, and instruments in her gesturing hands.

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Ancient Mesopotamia was a highly complex culture whose achievements included the invention of writing. This illustrated text offers a reference guide to Mesopotamian religion, mythology and magic between about 3000 BC and the advent of the Christian era. Gods, goddesses, demons, monsters, magic, myths, religious symbolism, rituals and the spiritual world are all discussed in alphabetical entries ranging from short accounts to extended essays.

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