CONFIGURING THE ROOTS OF ZAHAK MYTH ACCORDING TO THE ELAMITES’ CYLINDER SEALS (3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.)

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Journal: BAGH-E NAZAR Year:2018 | Volume:14 | Issue:56 Page(s): 41-52

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CONFIGURING THE ROOTS OF ZAHAK MYTH ACCORDING TO THE ELAMITES’ CYLINDER SEALS (3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.)

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SNAKE-MANQ1

ZAHAKQ1

SHAHNAMAQ2

MESOPOTAMIAQ2

ETANAQ2

Abstract

What is different about Iranian art is the use of hybrid motifs which is a characteristic of the Iranian art. The hybrid forms show the impact of the mythological beliefs. These beliefs also have changed a lot so it is hard to recognize the exact meaning of these motifs. SHAHNAMA is the source of great myths in Iran and is the main source for tracing myths between the Islamic periods and the mythological beliefs before Islam. This research is based on studying the SNAKE-MAN which is known as ZAHAK in SHAHNAMA. The research focuses on three cylinder seals (the impressions found) which show the SNAKE-MAN. These cylinder seals were found in Susa, Tepe Yahya and Tepe Shahdad. All three date back to the third millennium B.C. The snakeman which has two snake or dragons on the shoulders was well-known in Iran and MESOPOTAMIA. The god of the dead is basically showed by this motif in MESOPOTAMIA. Especially, Ningišzida is a MESOPOTAMIAn deity of the underworld. His name in Sumerian is translated as “the lord of the good tree”. The city of Lagash had a temple dedicated to Ningišzida, and Gudea, patesi of Lagash in the 21st century BC, was one of his devotees. Moreover, what is so different about the Susa seal is the scene which shows a man flying to the sky. This reminds the myth of ETANA in MESOPOTAMIA. The results of this study show that a of mythwas known in Iran during the 3rd millennium which may reflect some influences of ETANA myth and the myths related to the SNAKE-MAN known as ZAHAK in SHAHNAMA. Although there is not much known about the Elamites’ gods, Inshûshinak, the great Elamite god, may be more connected to this motif than other deities in Iran because he is also best known for his reliance to the dead bodies and underworld. What is so interesting is that the most outstanding characteristic of ZAHAK is connected to his power of death through killing the young men in his myth. So the study believes that the man with snakes on his shoulders has been the god of underworld and death in the history.

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MESBAH, BITA. (2018). CONFIGURING THE ROOTS OF ZAHAK MYTH ACCORDING TO THE ELAMITES’ CYLINDER SEALS (3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.). BAGH-E NAZAR, 14(56 ), 41-52. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/394454/en

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MESBAH BITA. CONFIGURING THE ROOTS OF ZAHAK MYTH ACCORDING TO THE ELAMITES’ CYLINDER SEALS (3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.). BAGH-E NAZAR[Internet]. 2018;14(56 ):41-52. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/394454/en

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BITA MESBAH, “CONFIGURING THE ROOTS OF ZAHAK MYTH ACCORDING TO THE ELAMITES’ CYLINDER SEALS (3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.),” BAGH-E NAZAR, vol. 14, no. 56 , pp. 41–52, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/394454/en

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