400 SEAL CYLINDERS OF WESTERN ASIA. 
No. 1 of de Morgan (fig. 1284) and also, in a less certain degree, by the stele “ Bel 
Harran bel Usur,” at Constantinople (see de Morgan, “Délégation en Perse,” 
Mémoires, 1, p. 168, note), on which are given the names of five gods, one of 
them Marduk, with their emblems in the same order as in the 
relief of Bavian. Final proof is in the magnificent figure of Mar- 
duk (Weissbach, “ Babylonische Miscellen,” p. 16, 
fig. 1). (See fig. 1274.) In its developed form (fig. 
1300) it is a composite monster, with the head of a 
serpent (as shown by Heuzey, “Revue d’Assyrio- 
logie,”’ v1, pp. 95-104), the front legs of a lion, and the 
hind legs of an eagle; with two long upright slender 
horns and a lifted tail; it is crouched under the 
divine throne above which rises the end of a spear. 1298 1300 
The throne may be omitted, or even the composite beast, leaving only a column, or 
ashera, with the spear-head. The composite animal is characteristic and perhaps 
is sometimes found alone to represent Marduk on the cylinders. But this same 
animal also goes with the emblem of Nebo, as we shall see in the next number. 
It is to be considered whether this was not an alternative form of the dragon 
Tiamat (see fig. 562). But that dragon belonged to the elder Bel Enlil, and had 
the head of a lion and not of a serpent. The name of Marduk’s dragon is Sir-russu 
(zb., p. 100). But he appears in fig. 650 on a cylinder of the Gudea period, and 
so before the emergency of Marduk asa chief god. It is remarkable that this spear- 
head should be the emblem of Marduk, seeing it never appears as a weapon carried 
by Marduk, or, indeed, by any god that is figured, his usual weapon being the 
scimitar, or sickle-shaped weapon, as in figures shown in Chapter xxvii. But the 
scimitar occasionally appears on the cone seals, as in c. In fig. 1299 we have 


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the usual spear, where we also see the symbol of Belit-Ninkharshag. It is also in 
figs. 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304. But we learn from I. 101 of the fourth “ Tablet of 
the Creation ” series, that it was with the spear mulmullu, which also became the star 
Mulmul, that Marduk conquered Tiamat, after forcing the evil wind into her belly. 
The terrible winds filled her belly, 
And her courage was taken from her, and her mouth she opened wide. 
He seized the spear and burst her belly. 
He severed her inward parts, he pierced her heart. 
He overcame her and cut off her life, 
He cast down her body and stood upon it. 
—King’s << Seven Tablets of Creation,’’ p. 71, G4 p. 209, note. 
Either Marduk or Nebo stands indifferently on this dragon (fig. 1200). 
