THE SEATED SYRO-HITTITE GODDESS. 295 
In fig. go8 the goddess holds a vase and under her seat is a lion. We can not 
be certain, however, that the lion has any special relation to the goddess. Before 
her is the sun in a crescent, resting over a column parted at the top; on one 
side of it is a bird and on the other an anmial, while a small figure stands in an 
attitude of worship each side of the column. A standing deity holds a scimitar, 
like that of Marduk, and before him (or her) is a worshiper, and between them a 

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bird over a monkey. In fig. gog the seated goddess holds the standard surmounted 
by the sun in the crescent and before her stands a worshiper perhaps. A standing 
deity, with Marduk’s scimitar, receives the worship of a standing and of a small 
kneeling figure. In fig. g10, before the seated goddess holding a vase are the sun in 
the crescent and a human head, and behind her is the double-headed eagle. The 
other objects are two crossed lions, a running gazelle, a rabbit, 
and a small head, all reversed. 
As to the interpretation of all these cylinders there is great 
doubt. I have presumed them to represent female deities, but 
the fact that male figures were usually beardless leaves room 
for question. In a single case (fig. 907), although the deity 
seemed bearded, I was inclined to think it might be meant to 
represent a necklace. One can hardly fail to connect this seated 
goddess with the Assyrian seated goddess of Chapter xxxIx. 
We know, however, that the Egyptians worshiped a Syrian goddess Anthat 
(Anat, c7. names of Syrian cities, Beth Anath, Anathoth) who was figured as seated 
(fig. 911), armed with a club, spear, and shield. She is evidently a warrior goddess, 
an attribution common to nearly all deities but not definitely marked in the seated 
goddess as figured in Syrian art. 

