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This is the 4th tablet of the story of Etana, which tells us how Etana was carried to Heaven on the back of an eagle. Etana did this long journey in order to find the plant of birth. He was a Sumerian king of Kish. This story is one of the few mythological motifs that can be recognized with confidence in the Mesopotamian art.
Neo-Assyrian period, 7th century BCE. From the library of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh (modern Ninawa Governorate, Iraq), northern Mesopotamia. (The British Museum).
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, October 13). Legend of the Hero Etana Inscription. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/3127/
Amin, Osama S. M. "Legend of the Hero Etana Inscription." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 13, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/3127/.
Amin, Osama S. M. "Legend of the Hero Etana Inscription." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Oct 2014. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
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