Mušḫuššu
Sign in to savethumb|260px|Mušḫuššu bas-relief in the [[Pergamon Museum]] The mušḫuššu (; formerly also read as or ) 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 long neck and tail, two horns on its head, a snake-like tongue, and a crest. The most famously appears on the Ishtar Gate of the city of Babylon, dating to the sixth century BCE.
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It is catalogued under topics including Archaeological artifacts, Babylonian art and architecture and Dragons.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Mušḫuššu
- Mythical creature.image
- Mušḫuššu on a vase of Gudea, circa 2100 BCE.jpg
- Mythical creature.caption
- Mušḫuššu holding a gate post on a vase of Gudea BCE. Louvre Museum
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Mythological hybrid
- Mythical creature.AKA
- Sirrush
- Mythical creature.Folklore
- Babylonian mythology
- Mythical creature.Region
- Mesopotamia
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- mythical hybrid
- Image
- Mušḫuššu on a vase of Gudea, circa 2100 BCE.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Serpopard
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- Commons category
- Mushussu
- worshipped by
- Sumerian religion
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
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- External links
thumb|260px|Mušḫuššu bas-relief in the [[Pergamon Museum]] The mušḫuššu (; formerly also read as or ) 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 long neck and tail, two horns on its head, a snake-like tongue, and a crest. The most famously appears on the Ishtar Gate of the city of Babylon, dating to the sixth century BCE.
The form is the Akkadian nominative of , 'reddish snake', sometimes also translated as 'fierce snake'. One author, possibly following others, translates it as 'splendour serpent' ( is the Sumerian term for 'serpent'). The older reading is due to a mistransliteration of the cuneiform in early Assyriology and was often used as a placeholder before the actual reading was discovered.
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