The Seal Cylinders of Western Asia
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Shamash bids the serpent hide himself in the body of a wild ox, and when the eagle should come to feed on its flesh the serpent was to seize him. The story tells how this was accomplished and the eagle seized. The eagle begged for mercy, which is refused. His wings and feathers are torn off and he is left to die, at least presumably so, inasmuch as that is what Shamash directed the serpent to do.
This story shows evident signs of having been edited and changed from its original form by the prie...sts who arranged it in the recension which has come down to us. It is clear that while it is the revenge of the serpent which has accomplished the will of the god, it is yet the "net" of Shamash which captured and would seem to have slain the eagle. The close connection here between Shamash and the eagle— and in one fragment we learn that Shamash spoke to the eagle — makes it appear quite likely that it was the eagle of Etana which was brought before Shamash, rather than the Zu-bird, whose relations were not at all with Shamash.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Shamash bids the serpent hide himself in the body of a wild ox, and when the eagle should come to feed on its flesh the serpent was to seize him. The story tells how this was accomplished and the eagle seized. The eagle begged for mercy, which is refused. His wings and feathers are torn off and he is left to die, at least presumably so, inasmuch as that is what Shamash directed the serpent to do.
This story shows evident signs of having been edited and changed from its original form by the prie...sts who arranged it in the recension which has come down to us. It is clear that while it is the revenge of the serpent which has accomplished the will of the god, it is yet the "net" of Shamash which captured and would seem to have slain the eagle. The close connection here between Shamash and the eagle— and in one fragment we learn that Shamash spoke to the eagle — makes it appear quite likely that it was the eagle of Etana which was brought before Shamash, rather than the Zu-bird, whose relations were not at all with Shamash.
What to read after The Seal Cylinders of Western Asia?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Hayes Ward to read onlineMoreLess
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