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Dean Triolo

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Mesopotamian Lion Mosaic 2021

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Dean Triolo

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Mesopotamian Lion Mosaic 2021 by Dean Triolo. In ancient Mesopotamia, the lion was regarded as a symbol of kingship. Depictions of the Mesopotamian lion show that it was an important symbol of Ancient Iraq. It is depicted in Ninevan reliefs. The lion of Babylon is a statue at the Ishtar Gate in Babylon The lion has an important association with the figure Gilgamesh, as demonstrated in his epic. The Iraqi national football team is nicknamed "Lions of Mesopotamia." Sculptures and reliefs of the Neo-Assyrian Empire dating to the 6th and 7th centuries BC were rediscovered and excavated in the mid 19th century. Several reliefs feature lions, including the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal. A well-known detail of this relief is The Dying Lioness depicting a half-paralyzed lioness pierced with arrows. Other Assyrian palace reliefs from this era depict dozens of lions being hunted, originally in an Assyrian royal palace in Nineveh, located in modern-day Iraq. The Babylonian goddess Ishtar was represented driving a chariot drawn by seven lions. Ishtar's Sumerian analogue Inanna was frequently depicted standing on the backs of two lionesses.

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