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Lamassu
A lamassu (Cuneiform: , AN.KAL; Sumerian: dlammař; Akkadian: ''lamassu''; sometimes called a lamassus〔Kriwaczek, Paul. ''Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization'', p. 37.〕〔http://www.torrossa.it/resources/an/2401509#page=241〕) is an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having a human's head, a body of an ox or a lion, and bird's wings.〔(Livius.org )〕 In some writings, it is portrayed to represent a female deity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary )〕 A less frequently used name is shedu (Cuneiform: , AN.KAL×BAD; Sumerian: dalad; Akkadian, ''šēdu''; Hebrew: ) which refers to the male counterpart of a lamassu. The Lammasu or Lumasi represent the zodiacs, parent-stars or constellations.
==Iconography==
In art, lamassu were depicted as hybrids, either winged bulls or lions with the head of a human male. The motif of a winged animal with a human head is common to the Near East, first recorded in Ebla around 3000 BCE. The first distinct lamassu motif appeared in Assyria during the reign of Tiglath-Pileser as a symbol of power.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lamassu )〕 The Assyrians typically prominently placed lamassu at the entrances of cities and palaces. From the front they appear to stand, and from the side, walk. Notable representations include those at the British Museum in London, the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Oriental Institute, Chicago. A winged bull with the head of a bearded man appears on the logo of the United States Forces - Iraq.
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