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Originally posted by MrsBlonde
water of life is a big deal in Sumerian religious thought
Water of life is interchangeable with semen by the way, Sumerians made no distinction between water and semen
it's obviously part of an 'anointing' set, the bucket /Louis Vi-ton /receptacle ,and the thing in the other hand which is dipped in the bucket contents and then sprinkled on something (which changes it's nature)and makes it Holy.
Bucket and Cone - In Neo-Assyrian art, objects resembling a pine cone and bucket (or occasionally a bucket alone) are held as attributes by a number of protective genies, often in association with the stylised tree. The cone is held up in the right hand, the bucket held down in the left. Only very rarely are these held by figurines which might be considered purely human, almost always they were held by genies or animal/human hybrids. As well as in front of the stylised tree, the bucket and cone are seen held before floral decorative emblems, guardian supernatural creatures, the king or his attendants, or open doorways. The cone has been interpreted as a fir cone, as the male flower of a date palm, or a clay imitation of one of these. The bucket has been thought to have been of metal or wicker, and to have contained either water or pollen. Written sources on the subject are few, but it seems clear that the bucket and cone were associated with purification, for they are known respectively as bandaddu (bucket) and mullilu (purifier) and figurines of these genies holding these were found among the types placed within buildings for protection from malevolent demons and disease.
They set out for him the various fats of the cowpen, the sheepfold's fresh cheese, oil with cold eggs, cold hard-boiled eggs, as if laying a table for the holy place, the valued place (i.e. as if for a funerary offering). Directly in front of the table they arranged for him beer for drinking, mixed with date syrup and rolls ...... with butter. Provisions poured into leather buckets, provisions all put into leather bags -- his brothers and friends, like a boat unloading from the harvest-place, placed stores by his head in the mountain cave.
they were preparing for Lugabanda, grave goods as he'd just died, hence sacred again, like the usage by the bird headed priests, sacred
Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
reply to post by mblahnikluver
mblahnikluver excellent question my friend . Seems like a container for gifts maybe the pine cone things were in there. I like the timers on the wrist also.
Originally posted by Hanslune
Originally posted by Ophiuchus 13
reply to post by mblahnikluver
mblahnikluver excellent question my friend . Seems like a container for gifts maybe the pine cone things were in there. I like the timers on the wrist also.
Looks like bracelets to me, but then I'm a radical and don't believe that people from that time period would wear two time keepers, one on each wrist.
Originally posted by Onboard2
Since those buckets are usually only in the hands of deities or winged beings, could they be a representation of Enki or EA and the ABZU, which is the fresh water. Are they showing that the gods created mankind with the sacred water or semen and their own DNA?
Originally posted by Harte
Originally posted by Onboard2
Since those buckets are usually only in the hands of deities or winged beings, could they be a representation of Enki or EA and the ABZU, which is the fresh water. Are they showing that the gods created mankind with the sacred water or semen and their own DNA?
No.
The reliefs show what was stated earlier, what we today know as "genies" or "the D'jinn."
In Akkadian, they are the Apkallu. (Sumerian - Abgal.)
AKA The "Seven Sages" or "Seven Wise Men."
They brought knowledge to mankind, sort of like Prometheus and fire, only without angering the gods, since it was their idea.
Harte
Originally posted by Klassified
I covered this item in another post M. It might be helpful to you. Blood/Water of life Bucket.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
ETA: There's also a link in my post with more info. The cone also signifies deity, and represents the third eye, or pineal gland.
ETA2: I think "bandaddu" is the Sumerian word for this bucket. But I'm not 100% on that.edit on 10/5/2011 by Klassified because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Reignite
I think it's much more then merely picking fruits or collecting water. In ancient Egypt they have resembling pictures of Thoth near a similair tree of life. In some pictures he insert's an Ankh, or the 'symbol of life'.
I found a couple of pictures resembling Egypt and Sumer involving the tree of life, do you want to see them?
Originally posted by Parta
Originally posted by Harte
Originally posted by Onboard2
Since those buckets are usually only in the hands of deities or winged beings, could they be a representation of Enki or EA and the ABZU, which is the fresh water. Are they showing that the gods created mankind with the sacred water or semen and their own DNA?
No.
The reliefs show what was stated earlier, what we today know as "genies" or "the D'jinn."
In Akkadian, they are the Apkallu. (Sumerian - Abgal.)
AKA The "Seven Sages" or "Seven Wise Men."
They brought knowledge to mankind, sort of like Prometheus and fire, only without angering the gods, since it was their idea.
Harte
Abgal (Apkallu) Seven Sumerian spirits deriving from the Abzu and subject to Enki.
Manfred Lurker
same as the seven rishis with the seventh manu in the bahitra of vishnu
Originally posted by Tobree
Wouldn't egyptians have used vases to carry things? if you look at other hyroglifics they don't usually have what we no as buckets just throwing that out there. so i don't think it's a bucket. on a less serious note it looks like a handbag and he's mincing