Snake

Snakes live in almost all environments and thus appear in all ancient cultures, albeit with different connotations. Belonging to the taxonomic order Serpentes, dozens of snake species live in the southern Levant, and it is often difficult to distinguish them in ancient written sources and artistic r...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2023
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2023, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 68
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Biblical archaeology
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Snakes live in almost all environments and thus appear in all ancient cultures, albeit with different connotations. Belonging to the taxonomic order Serpentes, dozens of snake species live in the southern Levant, and it is often difficult to distinguish them in ancient written sources and artistic representations. In the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, a serpent […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review