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Mušḫuššu
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The mušḫuššu or mushkhushshu is a creature from ancient Mesopotamian mythology. A mythological hybrid, it is a scaly animal with hind legs resembling the talons of an eagle, lion-like forelimbs, a lon
Mušḫuššu on a vase of Gudea, circa 2100 BCE
Mušḫuššu on a vase of Gudea, circa 2100 BCE
Mušḫuššu bas-relief in the Pergamon Museum
Mušḫuššu bas-relief in the Pergamon Museum
9th century BCE depiction of the Statue of Marduk, with his servant dragon Mušḫuššu at his feet. This was Marduk's main cult image in Babylon.
9th century BCE depiction of the Statue of Marduk, with his servant dragon Mušḫuššu at his feet. This was Marduk's main cult image in Babylon.
Late Assyrian seal from the 8th century BCE showing a worshipper between Nabu and Marduk, standing on their servant dragon Mušḫuššu.
Late Assyrian seal from the 8th century BCE showing a worshipper between Nabu and Marduk, standing on their servant dragon Mušḫuššu.
Ningishzida
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Ningishzida was a Mesopotamian deity of vegetation, the underworld and sometimes war. He was commonly associated with snakes. Like Dumuzi, he was believed to spend a part of the year in the land of th
Mušḫuššu
…before the actual reading was discovered. Mušḫuššu already appears in Sumerian religion and art, as in the "Libation vase of Gudea", dedicated to Ningishzida by the Sumerian ruler Gudea (21st century BCE short chronology). The mušḫuššu was the sacred animal of Marduk and his son Nabu during the Neo-Babylonian…
Ningishzida, with snakes emanating from his shoulders, on a relief of Gudea, c. 2000 BCE
Ningishzida, with snakes emanating from his shoulders, on a relief of Gudea, c. 2000 BCE
Ningishzida on the libation vase of Gudea, circa 2100 BCE
Ningishzida on the libation vase of Gudea, circa 2100 BCE
The "libation vase of Gudea" with the dragon Mušḫuššu, dedicated to Ningishzida, circa 2100 BCE (short chronology). The caduceus-like symbol (right) i
The "libation vase of Gudea" with the dragon Mušḫuššu, dedicated to Ningishzida, circa 2100 BCE (short chronology). The caduceus-like symbol (right) is interpreted as a representation of the god himself. Inscription: "To the god Ningiszida, his god, Gudea, Ensi (governor) of Lagash, for the prolongation of his life, has dedicated this"
The name Ningishzida inscribed on a statue of Ur-Ningirsu.
The name Ningishzida inscribed on a statue of Ur-Ningirsu.