Ishtar Gate - Wikipedia
Marduk, the national deity and chief god, with his servant dragon Mušḫuššu, is depicted as a dragon with a snake-like head and tail, a scaled body of a lion, and powerful talons for back …
The Mušḫuššu: Ancient Proto-Dragon from Mesopotamia
2023年10月31日 · Mušḫuššu, also known as the Mesopotamian dragon, is a symbol of the ancient Mesopotamian hero-deity Marduk. It was prevalent, particularly after victories of the …
Mušḫuššu - Wikipedia
The mušḫuššu most famously appears on the Ishtar Gate of the city of Babylon, dating to the sixth century BCE. The form mušḫuššu is the Akkadian nominative of Sumerian: 𒈲𒍽 MUŠ.ḪUŠ, …
Ishtar Gate | Processional Way, Babylonian Art, Neo-Babylonian …
2024年10月17日 · Built about 575 bc, it became the eighth fortified gate in the city. The Ishtar Gate was more than 38 feet (12 metres) high and was decorated with glazed brick reliefs, in …
Ishtar Gate - World History Encyclopedia
2013年8月23日 · The Ishtar Gate is named so, because it was dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, although Nebuchadnezzar pays homage to other Babylonian deities through …
The Ishtar Gate and the Deities of Babylon - Ancient Origins
2023年11月9日 · Leading from the grand entrance of the Ishtar Gate was the Processional Way, a pathway lined with sculptural reliefs of lions, aurochs (bulls), and dragons, in which …
The Great Gate of Ishtar: A door to wonder - BBC
2015年3月2日 · Symbolic of all of that splendour was a visitor’s first introduction to the city: the monumental Gate of Ishtar, built in 575 BC out of enamelled bricks, in cobalt blues and sea …
伊什塔尔城门 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
伊絲塔城门（亚述语: ܕܵܪܘܲܐܙܲܐ ܕܥܵܐܫܬܲܪ : Darwaza D'Ishtar, 阿拉伯语:بوابة عشتار）是巴比伦内城的8个城门之一，大约公元前575年，尼布甲尼撒二世下令在城市北侧修建。
Dragon of the Ishtar Gate - World History Encyclopedia
2012年7月3日 · A Babylonian mušḫuššu dragon, glazed tiles from the Ishtar Gate, which was constructed by Nebuchadnezzar II, c. 575 BCE. Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
A Wonder to Behold: Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon’s Ishtar Gate
Other objects illustrate the links between the world of the gods and the Ishtar Gate through an exploration of the religious meaning of lions, bulls, and mythical mušhuššu-dragons. These …