[Query:Underworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince VAT 10057]

[hukkana]

I'm going through a few demonology articles, mainly by Wiggerman, and I was wondering if anyone would have the full text of this.

I'd also like to clear up one point of confusion, namely the descriptions of the creatures as having "four arms and legs" as in "The Mesopotamian Pandemonium". I assume this means two arms and two legs but I'd like to be sure.

[ninshubur]

I found it here (State Archives of Assyria Online) recently, while researching for a blog article about underworld gods. It's honestly pretty funny, texts with Nergal in a prominent role are often really entertaining. My fave quote below:

Nergal (relented), saying thus: Why did you insult my beloved wife, the queen of the nether world?

Also a small side note: I suspect the mention of Yabru/Jabru here is probably what can be blamed for the persistent online claim Jabru was a god of the dead which until recently wikipedia presented as truth (it doesn't anymore but I can't edit every repost of the claims elsewhere for obvious reasons).

[hukkana]

May 12, 2021 18:05:21 GMT -5 ninshubur said:

I found it here (State Archives of Assyria Online) recently, while researching for a blog article about underworld gods. It's honestly pretty funny, texts with Nergal in a prominent role are often really entertaining. My fave quote below:

Nergal (relented), saying thus: Why did you insult my beloved wife, the queen of the nether world?

Also a small side note: I suspect the mention of Yabru/Jabru here is probably what can be blamed for the persistent online claim Jabru was a god of the dead which until recently wikipedia presented as truth (it doesn't anymore but I can't edit every repost of the claims elsewhere for obvious reasons).

Thanks, I have since then found it and lost it a few times, so a link so I can finally not forget would be nice XD