Omitted Text - 9. The Archaic Cosmology of Cities: Building the Kosmos on Earth

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The Ischali seal (Amiet[1] 1951: ___) depicts the goddess of writing, Nisaba, holding a barag sign over a ziggurat. An elaboration of this sign appears on Kish 2038.

Can you help us figure out what this symbol was supposed to look like (ideally specifically to each iteration, Ischali [number unknown; presumably 34/36 based on this query?] and Kish 2038), and help us find an illustration of each to insert or link to/cite?

Also, there were underscores that we removed, in the following places in the original text (see below); let us know if text/context/links should be added to correspond to the omitted text:

“The Ischali seal (Amiet[2] 1951: [page number(s) unknown]) depicts the goddess of writing, Nisaba, holding a _ barag sign over a ziggurat. An elaboration of this sign appears on Kish 2038 as ___

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See also related queries about Illustration 9.7:

  • See also these queries asking about the sources missing links or footnotes from the Chapter 9 body:
  1. Ischali 34/36 (originally written here as Ischali 34/6, but we added the second 3)
    1. later: Ischali again
  2. Kish K1420 and K2038
  3. Brett No. 13
  1. Pierre Amiet, Culte et Mythologie (Paris: 1951).
  2. Pierre Amiet, Culte et Mythologie (Paris: 1951).