The serpent in ancient Iranian thought: the middle Elamite era as a model

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Assistant Professor - Department of History - Faculty of Arts - Kafr El-Sheikh University

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This research aims to shed light on the serpent and its place in ancient Iranian thought, especially during the middle Elamite era. The serpent was associated with both the deity In-Shushinak and the deity Naberisha. Its occurrence and its repeated representation on each of the cylindrical seals and carvings is evidence of the extent of the Iranians’ reverence for it, especially during that period.
In fact, the worshiped serpent was of great importance during this era, as it became the dominant and controlling authority in choosing kings and rulers, and it is the grantor of this authority, and perhaps the Elamites’ reverence for the serpent came in this period as a result of the strong influence of the ancient Iraqi civilization.

This, and a number of deities were associated with water and snakes that were represented in the form of the throne chair on which the deity sits, and this was the body that controlled the representation of the serpent on cylindrical seals during this period.
 

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