(Please read from the start)
“Origin and cultural evolution
Thorkild Jacobsen proposed that Anzu was an early form of the god Abu, who was also syncretized by the ancients with Ninurta/Ningirsu, a god associated with thunderstorms. Abu was referred to as "Father Pasture", illustrating the connection between rainstorms and the fields growing in Spring. According to Jacobsen, this god was originally envisioned as a huge black thundercloud in the shape of an eagle, and was later depicted with a lion's head to connect it to the roar of thunder. Some depictions of Anzu therefore depict the god alongside goats (which, like thunderclouds, were associated with mountains in the ancient Near East) and leafy boughs. The connection between Anzu and Abu is further reinforced by a statue found in the Tell Asmar Hoard depicting a human figure with large eyes, with an Anzu bird carved on the base. It is likely that this depicts Anzu in his symbolic or earthly form as the Anzu-bird, and in his higher, human-like divine form as Abu. Though some scholars have proposed that the statue actually represents a human worshiper of Anzu, others have pointed out that it does not fit the usual depiction of Sumerian worshipers, but instead matches similar statues of gods in human form with their more abstract form or their symbols carved onto the base.”
>> I don’t agree with Jacobson. He gave a terribly wrong interpretation. When taking a look at Gudea’s libation vase (starting page 690) we also took a look at Ningishzida (starting page 697). Back then, it was clear, that Ningishzida, Nergal and including Ninurta, were all Horned Serpent warriors. These are different person, but later generations merged them because of the same characteristics and description = common points they all shared = Horned Serpent warriors.
In this tale of Ninurta fighting the Anzu it’s clear this is a battle between the Horned Serpent warriors and the ThunderBirds warriors. From this account, it seems the ThunderBirds lost and were killed. But you see, there is a “hick” in this story: whom wrote this?
If this was written by a follower of the Evil Clan, then, it means we are seeing the story from (((their))) scope and it makes very sense that the Horned Serpent warriors would be portrayed as victorious and doing good. In the same time, (((they))) would portray the ThunderBirds as horrible, cruel and monsters. We are seeing the ThunderBirds through the eyes of the Evil Clan. It’s identical to how they portrayed Osiris as being Evil and a cruel ruler to justify his murder by Seth.
If this was the good guys writing this story, then it doesn’t make sense how a known Horned Serpent warrior is portrayed as the “good” guy and he’s getting rid of an Evil beast. No… this doesn’t add up. I think whomever wrote this was part of the Evil Clan and this story is being told according to (((their))) side of things.
I’m not surprised to see Ninurta manipulate storms, or rain, wind, lightning, etc. since we know the coup plotter stole the military technology from the other clans, merged it with theirs and used it during battle.
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