Tiamat's Brood: An Investigation Into the Dragons of Ancient Mesopotamia

Abzu Akkadian Akkadian cylinder seal ancient Mesopotamian animal Anshar Anzu appears Apsu Assyrian Azag bašmu BDI cylinder seal Berossus bird BLACK & GREEN bull BUREN Chapter chariot coiled COLLON constellation creatures cuneiform cylinder seal impression DALLEY deities demons discussion Dumuzi Ea's eagle ecliptic Enki Enki's Enlil Enuma eliš Epic Eridu fertility Figure fragmentary FRANKFORT FRANKFORT 1939 Gilgameš goddess gods Gudea head heaven horned Hubur human humanoid HUNGER & PINGREE Imdugud Inanna Ištar JACOBSEN 1987a Jemdat Nasr Kassite king KRAMER & MAIER kudurru labbu lahmu later lines lion Lugalbanda Marduk MCBEATH Mesopota Mesopotamian Mesopotamian art modern mountains MULAPIN Mummu mušhuššu myth Ningirsu Ningišzida Ninhursaga Ninurta op.cit perhaps plough probably Samarran Šamaš scene scorpion seems seen serpent shown snake stamp seal star suggested Sumerian symbol Tablet tail temple Tiamat translation Underworld URIII Uruk variant vase weapon winged lion-dragon Zagros