Mesopotamian gods slay a fiery seven-headed dragon. The image is from a cylinder seal (cf.  fig.16.Alexander Heidel. The Babylonian Genesis, The Story of Creation. 1942, 1951. University of Chicago Press. Reprint 1993)
Horned Babylonian Dragon from the Ishtar Processional Gate at Babylon of the time of Nebuchadnezzar. The Dragon is made of glazed tiles and is red in color (cf. fig. 5. Alexander Heidel. The Babylonian Genesis, The Story of Creation. 1942, 1951. University of Chicago Press. Reprint 1993)
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