mushhushshu dragon

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The mushhushshu dragon is a mythological serpent-dragon from ancient Mesopotamian religion, most famously associated with the god Marduk and depicted on the Ishtar Gate of Babylon.

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mushhushshu dragon canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian dragon ⓘ
mythological creature ⓘ
serpent-dragon ⓘ
appearsIn Akkadian cylinder seals ⓘ
Babylonian art ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian reliefs ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Marduk ⓘ
Nabu ⓘ
countryOfOrigin ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to: Mesopotamia
culture Akkadian religion ⓘ
Babylonian religion ⓘ
depictedOn Ishtar Gate of Babylon ⓘ
linked to: Ishtar Gate

Processional Way of Babylon ⓘ
depictionOrientation shown in profile ⓘ
etymology Akkadian word meaning "furious serpent" or "splendor serpent" ⓘ
foundInCollection Istanbul Archaeology Museums ⓘ
Pergamon Museum, Berlin ⓘ
linked to: Pergamon Museum
function emblem of a god ⓘ
protective guardian ⓘ
hasBodyPart clawed feet ⓘ
crest on the head ⓘ
forelegs of a lion ⓘ
forked tongue ⓘ
hind legs of an eagle ⓘ
horned head ⓘ
long neck ⓘ
long tail ⓘ
scaly skin ⓘ
serpentine body ⓘ
serrated back ⓘ
mainSite Babylon ⓘ
materialOfFamousDepictions glazed brick relief ⓘ
movementDepiction shown striding forward ⓘ
mythologicalTradition Akkadian mythology ⓘ
Babylonian mythology ⓘ
nameVariant mushhushshu ⓘ
mušḫuššu ⓘ
sirrush ⓘ
linked to: Shush
religion Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
representedAs composite creature ⓘ
hybrid of serpent, lion, and bird ⓘ
roleInIconography attendant of Marduk ⓘ
guardian of city gates ⓘ
symbolOf Marduk ⓘ
divine protection ⓘ
royal power ⓘ
timePeriod Neo-Babylonian period ⓘ
first millennium BCE ⓘ

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Marduk → symbol → mushhushshu dragon ⓘ