The Ishtar Gate of Babylon as seen at the Pergamon Museum in Germany.Image credit: imageBROKER.com GmbH & Co. KG/Alamy Stock Photo
The Ishtar Gate of Babylon as seen at the Pergamon Museum in Germany.Image credit: imageBROKER.com GmbH & Co. KG/Alamy Stock Photo
Archaeologists
A close relative of mine was curator for the Milwaukee Museum of History. His name escapes me as I write this.
I once wrote to him seeking advice as to get into the field of biblical archaeology, and he responded cordially.
The more I read on the subject, however, it left me wondering how so many in the field make so many assumptions. Moreover it was really dry reading.
If I were to spend time in the presence of an archaeologist I would be sure to tweak.
“How do you know?” Well, all we have are reasonable guesses. Okay. What makes them reasonable? Again, the multitude and enormity of guesswork is a bit daunting.
I don’t mean to throw shade on the field. It is essential to history. I only scratch my head when it comes to interpretation of its evidence.
Coulda been the gates to the world’s first Jewish deli with a big fancy entrance…
Big statue in front of Nebuchadnezzar eating a hot pastrami.
the dragon of the Ishtar gate, by Sprague de Camp, does feature the ‘dragons’ on this gate and offer one possible explanation for them.
mušhuššu-dragons?
Our Chinese Restaurant doesn’t have mušhuššu-dragons on the menu any more............
