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Some locations would be nice...
Seems to be holding what alot of scholars seem think is a pine cone. I have read that the pine cone has often been seen to represent the pineal gland of the brain.
It's carried by so many of these figures. Very common. No idea what it is. I have heard about the pineal gland connection but is that more than just conjecture? Don't know. I've also thought that maybe those bird headed figures might have actually been bird headed chimeras. Would have been a bizarre world to live in.
One more....
There are NUMEROUS similarities between the modern bible and the Mesopotamian stories... (The only other reference i have to the "god" in the OP pictures).
the nearly identical, yet obscure "symbol" was very important to both religions for some reason.
The thing that stumps me regarding the "pine cones" is that they literally look exactly like pine cones. Right down the the patterns of the scales.
So much information we have about the Sumerians can be twisted and reworded to fit the narrative of whoever happens to be studying the topic... Take the "bags" the "god" is holding in the OPS picture. There seems to be a lot of debate on what they actually are.
But i just cant see that symbol being ANYTHING else. The closest thing i have ever seen since casually learning about Sumerians is the bloody dragon eggs from game of thrones.
Here's a fairly recent documentary i found today. Has some pretty detailed shots of the "pine cones".
Imagine how fantastically bizarre life was back at that time in history. I'm sure most of what went on then was not recorded in any way. What was in the sky that was different from today? What did the people look like? Must have been beautiful but brutal at the same time.
It seems to have a massive significance to the Vatican / catholic church.
There is a giant statue named "Fontana della Pigna" which i think translates to "fountain of the pine cone".
Interesting thought chain i just had: The phrase "fountain of knowledge " is a fairly common one. Combined with the idea that the pine cone symbolically represents the pineal gland....
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Also of note the ""Fontana della Pigna" is surrounded by two birds.
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