Shala
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For other uses, see Shala (disambiguation).
Shala is a Babylonian and Akkadian war goddess[citation needed] and a goddess of grain[citation needed], the consort of the storm-god Adad. She carries a double-headed mace-scimitar embellished with lion heads. In the MUL.APIN, she is identified with the Virgo constellation, which was also known as "The Furrow" (AB.SIN). Spica was "Shala's ear of corn".
[edit] References
- Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002, ISBN 9781856261319
- Jeremy Black and Anthony Green, Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1992) ISBN 978-0-292-70794-8
