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goddess’s chair. We see an example in fig. 742. In this case perhaps a duck 
and a pile of loaves, like showbread, are on the table, under the winged disk. 
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column with a conical top and streamers, which probably represents Marduk. 
In fig. 743, between the goddess and the worshiper, are the two asheras of Marduk 
and Nebo, and above them the star of Ishtar and the crescent of Sin. In fig. 744 
we have the same asheras, also the winged disk, the crescent, the seven dots and 
the rhomb. In this case the four dots behind the goddess’s chair become full stars, 
which indicates very likely the meaning of the seven dots, which may stand for 

seven stars. Another case in which the stars are represented is seen in fig. 745. 
This shows an unusual altar with flame. The goddess holds in her hand a ring, 
such as is not infrequent. We see it in fig. 746. 
An interesting and instructive example is shown in fig. 747. Here the goddess 
and her chair rest on a dog, as in the Babylonian examples with Bau-Gula. This 
is no small evidence that the seated goddess from the north was identified at times 
