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– we search carefully the books containing additional information,
but though you will recognize many themes in the books linked below,
you understand that we cannot endorse when they are present a different context;
but though you will recognize many themes in the books linked below,
you understand that we cannot endorse when they are present a different context;
however, these volumes contain so much related information,
that the below list can be interesting enough for you to go falsify and explore:
compare the screenshots taken from these, as “boat of Shamash” (boat of Rã, amtuat),
or “Nergal holding the person upside-down” (Sekhmet and upside-down glyph SEKHT’)
[click a title to view]
An illustrated dictionary:
Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, PDF [opens in new tab]![](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20800%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
*[p.56] In the Babylonian periods, at least, the newly dedicated image was imbued with the presence of the deity by the performance of rituals, known as ‘Washing the mouth’ and ‘Opening the mouth’.
Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, PDF [opens in new tab]
*[p.56] In the Babylonian periods, at least, the newly dedicated image was imbued with the presence of the deity by the performance of rituals, known as ‘Washing the mouth’ and ‘Opening the mouth’.
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, PDF [opens in new tab]
Complete gods and goddesses of ancient egypt, PDF [opens in new tab]
Encyclopedia of the gods And symbols Of Ancient Mexico, PDF [opens in new tab]
Budge. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary vol. 1 [opens in new tab]
Budge. An EgyptianHieroglyphic Dictionary vol. 2 [opens in new tab]
A collection of Hieroglyphs [opens in new tab]