#mace head

Egyptian ceremonial mace head (gabbro, early 4th millennium BC)

Sumerian Mythology - The earliest deities of ancient Mesopotamia (57)

The Ninurta Myths ’Lugal-e’ – Sharur / The weapon in humanised form Ninurta's favourite

Sharur, which means "smasher of thousands" is the weapon and symbol of the god Ninurta. It is an enchanted talking mace.

Sharur plays a prominent role in an incident in which Ninurta is described as using it to defeat Asag, a monstrous demon; Sharur has the power to fly across vast distances without impediment and communicate with its wielder.

This myth receives its most complete treatment in the epic Lugal-e (Ref1), which in English is rendered as "The Exploits of Ninurta (O King)". According to this text, Sharur's role in the battle is not only as a weapon. It provides crucial intelligence to the hero, acting as an emissary between the god Enlil and Ninurta and relating to him the former's will, including a strategy to defeat Asag, the evil spirit of the mountains. Kur (Underworld: Ref2) is associated with mountains and the primordial elements.

Apart from its aforementioned ability to fly and communicate with its wielder, Sharur may also take the form of a winged lion, a common motif in Sumerian and Akkadian lore.

シュメール神話～古代メソポタミア最古の神々(57)

ニヌルタの神話 「ルガル・エ」〜シャルウル／ニヌルタ愛用の人格化した武器

シャルウルとは、「千人切り」という意味で、ニヌルタ神の武器でありシンボルで、魔法をかけられた話す鎚矛（つちほこ）である。

シャルウルは、ニヌルタが山の悪魔アサグを倒す場面で使用したとされ、重要な役割を果たしている。また、シャルウルには広大な距離を支障なく飛行し、使用者と交信する力がある。

この神話が最も完全な形で描かれているのは、「ルガル・エ（参照1）」という叙事詩で、英語では「ニヌルタの功績 (王よ)」と訳されている。この文献によると、戦いにおけるシャルウルの役割は武器としてだけではない。エンリル神とニヌルタの間を取り持ち、エンリル神の意志を伝え、アサグを倒すための戦略など、主人公に重要な情報を提供するのである。クル（冥界：参照2）は山や原初の要素と結びついている。

I looked into the history, the findings during the excavations, the astronomical alignments and of course the incredible Megalithic artwork.

In both chambers inside the main mound they found a mace head, the mace head from the east passage is an incredible example of the craftsmanship by the Neolithic builders of this site.

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Animal Mace Head

Date: 4th century B.C.

Geography: Mexico, Mesoamerica, Jalisco

Culture: Jalisco (?)