|
No edit summary
|
No edit summary
|
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{For|The Iraqi version of the [[T-72]] tank|Lion of Babylon (tank)}} |
{{For|The Iraqi version of the [[T-72]] tank|Lion of Babylon (tank)}} |
||
[[File:Passing lion Babylon AO21118.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Lion of Babylon from a portion of the [[Ishtar Gate]] |
[[File:Passing lion Babylon AO21118.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Lion of Babylon from a portion of the [[Ishtar Gate]]]] |
||
[[File:Coat of arms of Kingdom of Iraq.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iraq 1932-1959 depicting the lion as the dexter supporter]] |
|||
| ⚫ |
|
||
The '''Lion of Babylon''' is an ancient [[Babylonia]]n symbol.<ref>Benjamin Sass, Joachim Marzahn. Aramaic and figural stamp impressions on bricks of the sixth century B.C. from Babylon. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2010. Pp. 181-182.</ref> |
|||
| ⚫ | The Lion of Babylon symbolically represented the [[King of Babylon]].<ref>Benjamin Sass, Joachim Marzahn. Aramaic and figural stamp impressions on bricks of the sixth century B.C. from Babylon. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2010. Pp. 181-182.</ref> |
||
The depiction is based on the [[Mesopotamian lion]], which used to roam in the region. |
|||
The lion featured as the sinister supporter on the [[coat of arms of Iraq]] from 1932-1959. |
|||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
The Lion of Babylon is an ancient Babylonian symbol.[1]
The Lion of Babylon symbolically represented the King of Babylon.[2]
The depiction is based on the Mesopotamian lion, which used to roam in the region.
The lion featured as the sinister supporter on the coat of arms of Iraq from 1932-1959.
