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    What is the oldest representation of the caduceus found in Lagash?

    Question #86046. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Sep 18 07 4:19 PM)


    ak2

    		The representation is found on a vase excavated from Lagash. Its age is unknown; it has been dated to as early as 3000-4000 BC.

    http://www.gatewaystobabylon.com/gods/lords/lordninazu.html

    Sep 18 07, 7:09 PM
    zbeckabee

    		"The oldest known representation is that of the Sumerian fertility god Ningizzida. Ningizzida was sometimes depicted as a serpent with a human head, eventually becoming a god of healing and magic."

    "In the Louvre, there is a famous green steatite vase carved for king Gudea of Lagash (dated variously 2200–2025 BCE) with an inscription dedicated to Ningizzida."

    Representation Caption: The Sumerian god Ningizzida accompanied by two gryphons. It the oldest known image of snakes coiling around an axial rod, dating from before 2000 BCE.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_(symbolism)

    Sep 19 07, 12:32 PM

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