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Amulet from the tomb of Tutankhamun, fourteenth century BC, incorporating the Eye of Horus beneath a disk and crescent symbol representing the moon [2]. The ancient Egyptian god Horus was a sky deity, and many Egyptian texts say that Horus's right eye was the sun and his left eye the moon. [3]
The earliest mention of a "Sarapis" occurs in the disputed death scene of Alexander (323 BCE), [6] but it is something of a mixup: The unconnected Babylonian god Ea was titled Šar Apsi, meaning "king of the Apsu" or "the watery deep", [b] and Ea as Šar Apsi seems to be the deity intended in the description of Alexander's death.
In addition to the main Babylonian King Lists, there are also additional king-lists that record rulers of Babylon. [24] Babylonian King List A (BKLa, BM 33332) [25] — created at some point after the foundation of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Babylonian King List A records the kings of Babylon from the beginning of Babylon's first dynasty under ...
Eye of Horus or Wedjat. The Eye of Horus is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection and royal power from deities, in this case from Horus or Ra. The symbol is seen on images of Horus' mother, Isis, and on other deities associated with her. In the Egyptian language, the word for this symbol was "wedjat" (wɟt).
Babylon [76] [71] Jupiter [77] Marduk is the national god of the Babylonians. [76] The expansion of his cult closely paralleled the historical rise of Babylon [76] [71] and, after assimilating various local deities, including a god named Asarluhi, he eventually came to parallel Enlil as the chief of the gods.
Take a look at how experts are restoring the Temple of Horus to its original colors from over 2,000 years ago atop tall scaffolds.
Assyrian king Sennacherib sacks Babylon, the statue is carried to Issete in Assyria. 668 BC: The statue is returned to the city with Shamash-shum-ukin's coronation as King of Babylon. 484 BC: Babylon revolts against Achaemenid king Xerxes I and is harshly reprimanded. Some scholars believe the statue was destroyed or removed at this time.
English: Horus falcon bird statue. Horus is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities. The Temple of Hatshepsut is built into a cliff face that rises sharply above it. A turning point in the megalithic geometry of the Old Kingdom. Thebes, Luxor, Egypt.