The horns play an important role in the civilizations of the ancient Near East, and in Mesopotamia in particular, where man considered them a symbol of strength and fertility because the animals that possessed them were characterized by these qualities. By the time the man borrows this animal part to indicate his strength as a human. Many modern civilizations believe that the presence of horns on the head point to a primitive demonic origin, while in Mesopotamia it was considered to be a divine and sacred origin.
Mostafa Abd Elmohsen, Inass. (2022). The horns: symbol of power An iconographical study in Mesopotamian Art. مجلة کلية الآثار . جامعة القاهرة, 12(2022), 247-288. doi: 10.21608/jarch.2022.212070
MLA
Inass Mostafa Abd Elmohsen. "The horns: symbol of power An iconographical study in Mesopotamian Art". مجلة کلية الآثار . جامعة القاهرة, 12, 2022, 2022, 247-288. doi: 10.21608/jarch.2022.212070
HARVARD
Mostafa Abd Elmohsen, Inass. (2022). 'The horns: symbol of power An iconographical study in Mesopotamian Art', مجلة کلية الآثار . جامعة القاهرة, 12(2022), pp. 247-288. doi: 10.21608/jarch.2022.212070
VANCOUVER
Mostafa Abd Elmohsen, Inass. The horns: symbol of power An iconographical study in Mesopotamian Art. مجلة کلية الآثار . جامعة القاهرة, 2022; 12(2022): 247-288. doi: 10.21608/jarch.2022.212070
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