In this article I will analyse each of the seven animals and their features mentioned in the description of the Seven (the fox, the dog, the raven, the vulture, the wolf, the owl, and the shark), discussing parallels from Sumerian and Akkadian literature in order to highlight how animal symbolism works in ancient Mesopotamia.
The Seven Attendants of Hendursaĝa: A study of animal symbolism in Mesopotamian cultures / Verderame, Lorenzo. - STAMPA. - (2017), pp. 396-415. [10.1515/9781501503696-022].
The Seven Attendants of Hendursaĝa: A study of animal symbolism in Mesopotamian cultures
VERDERAME, Lorenzo
2017
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In this article I will analyse each of the seven animals and their features mentioned in the description of the Seven (the fox, the dog, the raven, the vulture, the wolf, the owl, and the shark), discussing parallels from Sumerian and Akkadian literature in order to highlight how animal symbolism works in ancient Mesopotamia.File allegati a questo prodotto
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