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Evidence # 11 = Iconography of Baal.
This has been one of the hardest puzzles I’ve encountered. The bronze statuettes of Baal are found all over Phoenicia and it’s stereotyped despite some seem to be rudimentary while others are finely crafted. Despite the different levels in craftsmanship there are standard traits in the iconography of Baal which clearly distinguish him from other deities. The best examples of his iconography came from Ugarit and I’m going to rely mostly on this artifact to talk about Baal. Why did I choose the iconography of Baal coming from Ugarit? Well, it still preserves its Phoenicia core, as in I believe it’s the closest to its Phoenician origin = the cleanest from mutations and variations.
The most famous representation of Baal is a relief from Ugarit where he is depicted from the side. He is standing on something elevated, like an elevated platform. What’s under his feet? Here, there are different opinions. Some say these are waves. Others say these are battlements of a citadel/ fortress wall, similar to what we see depicted on Phoenician coins. Regardless of what they might be, he is clearly standing on a platform; put on top of these = standing on an elevated place. He is wearing a wraparound skirt and his chest is bare. He has a dagger tucked in on his belt. His hair is long and he’s got a beard.
He is wearing a pointy hat identical to the Tantoor hat which we already saw on page 1 710. I’m attaching an artifact from Ugarit of a Phoenician wearing an identical hat. Apart being pointy, Baal’s hat has 2 additional notables. First, is the head band he is wearing which is depicted as thin and it’s tied in a knot on the back of his head. This is worn on purpose to keep his long hair back while he is fighting = away from his face. We still see in a lot of cultures/civilizations, mostly in training, in fighting techniques or army, headbands being worn. Secondly, we have the horns coming out of his hat, are clearly Bull horns from their shape. And this takes me to Hadad which we’ve already seen on page 1 690; making it associated to the Bull = Lamassu clan. It doesn’t surprise me at all to find a link between this type of Baal and the Lamassu clan because we already know the link between Neith/Isis/Hathor and Horus/ThunderBirds.
He has his right hand raised above his head in which he is holding a club or a mace. With his left hand, he is holding a strange weapon: the lower end of this weapon is shaped like a spear’s head, while the upper end of this weapon is interpreted in different ways. Some see it as a tree with branches, others say these are flames from a fire. I say these are Lightning and what he is holding is the staff weapon of the ThunderBirds which emits electricity.
In the space between the staff weapon and the body of Baal, right under his left arm we have a smaller person depicted. Unfortunately the upper part is damaged. This person is of high status because he is standing on an elevated platform as well. He is wearing a long robe tunic of some sort. He seems to be holding something in his hand close to his body but since it’s damaged, I’m unsure. What I’m sure of is that there is long band coming down from his head level to his back.
Here, it’s more than clear, that the one we call Baal, worshiped as a deity by the Phoenicians is a ThunderBird = the archenemy of the Horned Serpents. There is one stele which I couldn’t find a picture online called the stele of Baal Qadbun, dating back to 7th century B.C., it’s currently in Tartous Museum Syria. He is depicted with some type of circular object with a handle in his right hand, the spear in his left hand, wearing the elongated hat….but he is standing on a marked ground, on top of a lion….and we know what that means in this thread = from Atlantis. It’s becoming more and more clear, right anon.
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