. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . mitre ornamented with horns, agu, represents especially the full moon. It was said inthis case that Sin had put on his mitre (W. A. Insc, vol. iii. pi. 58, No. 3,1. 1 ; cf. Sayce, Astrology of the Babylonians, in the Transactions of the Bibl. Arch. Soc, vol. iii. pp. 225, 226)>where the expression includes the halos which form around the moon, whilst at the first quarter thehorns alone appear (cf. p. 545 of the present volume, at the end of the account of the creation). It G56 THE TEMPLES AND THE GODS OF CHALD2EA. scion of Sin, 1 p
. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . mitre ornamented with horns, agu, represents especially the full moon. It was said inthis case that Sin had put on his mitre (W. A. Insc, vol. iii. pi. 58, No. 3,1. 1 ; cf. Sayce, Astrology of the Babylonians, in the Transactions of the Bibl. Arch. Soc, vol. iii. pp. 225, 226)>where the expression includes the halos which form around the moon, whilst at the first quarter thehorns alone appear (cf. p. 545 of the present volume, at the end of the account of the creation). It G56 THE TEMPLES AND THE GODS OF CHALD2EA. scion of Sin, 1 passed the night in the depths of the north, behind the polishedmetal walls which shut in the part of the firmament visible to human soon as the dawn had opened the gates for him, he rose in the east allaflame, his club in his hand, and he set forth on his headlong course over thechain of mountains which surrounds the world ;3 six hours later he had attainedthe limit of his journey towards the south, he then continued his journey to the. SHAM ASH SETS OUT, IN THE MORNING, FROM THE INTERIOR OP THE HEAVEN BY THE EASTERN GATE.* west, gradually lessening his heat, and at length re-entered his accustomedrestiug-place by the western gate, there to remain until the succeeding accomplished his journey round the earth in a chariot conducted by twocharioteers, and drawn by two vigorous onagers, whose legs never grew weary ; 5the flaming disk which was seen from earth was one of the wheels of As soon as he appeared he was hailed with the chanting of hymns:O Sun, thou appearest on the foundation of the heavens,—thou drawestback the bolts which bar the scintillating heavens, thou openest the gate of means Sin on the top of stelse {Stèle de Salmanazar IL, in the Transactions of the Bill. Arch. Soe.,vol. vi. pi. viii.), or on the boundary marks which indicate the limits of a district {Caillou Michaux,in the Bibliothèque Nat; cf. the vignette, p. 762 of the
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