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Nergal is an ancient Sumero-Babylonian deity and the god of the netherworld, where he rules with his consort Ereshkigal. Nergal actually seems to be in part a solar deity, sometimes identified with Shamash, but only a representative of a certain phase of the sun. Portrayed in hymns and myths as a god of war and pestilence, Nergal seems to represent the sun of noontime and of the summer solstice that brings destruction, high summer being the dead season in the Mesopotamian annual cycle.

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a statue in the middle of a desert with an eagle on it's back

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In Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, Pazuzu is often depicted as a combination of diverse animal and human parts. He has the body of a man, the head of a lion or dog, eagle-like taloned feet, two pairs of wings, a scorpion's tail, and a serpentine penis. He is often depicted with his right hand pointing upward to paradise, reward for good and left hand pointing down to the underworld, a deterrent for an evil life.

three different types of animals are depicted in this drawing, one is brown and the other is blue

Mythological Creatures

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Ishtar gate - Sean McSorley Illustration

the face of a fish carved into a brick wall

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glazed tile relief of a lion, detail; from Babylon; early 6th century BCE; Istanbul Archaeological Museums

a painting on the side of a brick wall depicting a horse with long manes

Glazed-brick tile mosaic of Persian bull, from Babylon's Ishtar Gate by Andrys Basten

Glazed-brick tile mosaic of Persian bull, from Babylon's Ishtar Gate

two people are standing in front of an arch with paintings on it and another person is walking towards the entrance

Mesopotamia Art

Pergamon Museum Berlin

Berlin Museum

Babylon. Ishtar Gate was con-structed of Lapis lazuli w/ alter-nating rows of bas-relief mušhuššu (dragons) & aurochs. The roof & doors were of cedar. It stands: H.47' high & W.100'. It was a double gate; the part that is shown is the smaller, inner gate: the outer gate was too large to fit into the museum rooms & is in storage.

two cats and one dog are painted on the side of a building with blue bricks

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Babylon. Detail of Ishtar Gate, ca 575 BC. Iraq.

A small section of the Achaemenid Palaces of Darius in Susa, Persia, constructed by Babylonian craftsmen when Babylon was part of the world's first true empire. طابع بريدي, Persian Empire, Ancient Persian, Art Antique

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A small section of the Achaemenid Palaces of Darius in Susa, Persia, constructed by Babylonian craftsmen when Babylon was part of the world's first true empire.

a gold brooch with two lions on it's face and an eagle in the center

Plaque with horned lion-griffins | Achaemenid | Achaemenid | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

BABYLON - Gold plaque with horned lion-griffins, Achaemenid, ca. 6th-4th century BCE. In the sixth century BCE, under the leadership of Cyrus the Great (r. 538–530 BCE), the Achaemenid Persian dynasty overthrew Median kings and established an empire that would eventually extend from eastern Europe and Egypt to India. They built palaces and ceremonial centers at Pasargadae, Persepolis, Susa, and Babylon.