(Please read from the start)
The last artifact I want to show anons is a relief of Lamashtu from the Babylonian period. As anons can see, the changes are huge. Starting with Lamashtu herself having the body of a snake/serpent instead of the human body. Behind her we have the high stool with the oil lamp we saw in the upper register of the Bronze Plaque from Hell. Only the head of Pazuzu is represented, seen from the side, depicted right in front of her. Under the head of Pazuzu there is a leg of an animal; most probably a horse. I have no idea what this leg is doing there, like that, on its own. But it might be a portion of the horse we see Lamashtu kneel on in the Bronze Plaque from Hell. Maybe since the space is limited, the artist chose to represent the horse leg to keep on the “tradition” of “there is a horse” in the iconography of Lamashtu. For the artist to cut corners like this, it means he doesn’t know the true meaning behind the original presence of the horse.
So even in later time the mutation and distortion continue. This feels like pealing a cabbage isn’t it anons? You got to take out the outer layers one by one to reach the core. Here the situation is the same. We got to go to the oldest period in order to get the most accurate information possible and be the closest to the starting point.
When I look at this Lamashtu Bronze Plaque of the Hells in an overall way, I see a story: Reading from top till down: I see 7 Kings = Sebetti with powerful weapons, then I see someone important dying or on the verge of death and warriors probably guarding him and healers/clergy attending to him, then I see people coming down from the Ark from Armenian Plateau and navigating down the Euphrates: isn’t all of this the story of the murdered king by the Evil One, then the Calamity occurring then the survivors coming out from the Ark?
Let’s talk about the Sebetti:
Whom are the Sebetti? This is the big mystery we have on our hands anons. What information do we have about them? Did ancient sources write about them? If so, from which era? How many inscriptions are there about them?
The only ancient written document we have, close enough to the oldest time, is the Epic of Erra (page 789). Strange isn’t it? From the looks of it the Sebetti were simply “remarkable” beings, but AMAZINGLY there is no abundant information about them? Not just in modern times, but even in Ancient times. The information about them is so scarce despite them being of high importance.
In the Epic of Erra it is reported that the Sebetti were “Champions without peer”, in a repeated formula. Let’s stop here and work a bit on this one = Champions without peer.
What is the definition of “Champion”:
“champion
/ˈtʃampɪən/
noun
plural noun: champions
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a person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition.
"a champion hurdler"
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a person who vigorously supports or defends a person or cause.
"he became the determined champion of a free press"
• historical
a knight who fought in single combat on behalf of the monarch.”
>> So in other words a Champion is a FIGHTER. Isn’t the synonym of fighter = warrior? Yes, it is.
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