We arrived in Aleppo on the seventh day of our grand journey.
We arrived in Aleppo on the seventh day of our grand journey. The second largest city of Syria and its multi-center in Arabic called Halabi, so it would read Cuneiform inscription the second millennium BC. The major gods who are worshiped in ancient times were Adada (Sumerian Ishkur, son Enlilya) and Ishtar (Sumerian İnan, Adada and niece). Hill, where their churches were subsequently used by successive conquerors of each other to build their own temples, churches and mosques. Now, above the city rises the so-called Citadel, dated to 12 century AD.
We arrived in town late in the evening and morning were ready to go to the museum. I asked about Mr Nasim Jabr, but this name does not say guards and officials, met us at the entrance. Only one veteran remembered that once the museum was a director, but now is headed by a new person I asked whether it was possible to see with the director, but I replied that it "is not available."
In the museum, we were the only - except for a group of students - and the visitors went straight to the statue. With a sinking heart, we looked at the goddess, bypassed its terms, to examine from all sides to climb on chairs to see whether there is a hole in the hose (which allegedly poured water) and make shots from all angles (photos 23 and 24). Ministers of the museum at first protested, but we showed them a certificate issued in Damascus, permission to inspect and photograph all the museums and sites in Syria.
The official guide to the museum where the statue was called the "goddess of fertility," explains that "in the hands she holds a vase inclination, which is derived from water (poured into the statue), run by her skirt decorated with images of fish." However, we did not find any openings, which could pour the water. Without a doubt, the idea that a vase in the hands of the goddess of water flow, was inspired by frescoes of Mary, which truly depicts the goddess holding a vase with them arising from life-giving moisture. But the goddesses in the frescoes were not the attributes characteristic of the statue, while the statue is not noticeable (this is indicated even in the first archaeological records) no trace of erosion left by a jet of water on the soft limestone.
How would we have carefully studied the statue, but a helmet, headphones, box on the neck plate on the shoulders, belts and hoses - all spoke about the functions and attributes are not peculiar to "the goddess of fertility."
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