In
his left hand, Gilgamesh holds onto a lion cub. His right hand appears
to grasp a sickle. Frequently, Assyrian gods employed sickles to battle
monsters. Assyrian reliefs generally represented Gilgamesh fighting wild
animals such as bulls.
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In
his left hand, Gilgamesh holds onto a lion cub. His right hand appears
to grasp a sickle. Frequently, Assyrian gods employed sickles to battle
monsters. Assyrian reliefs generally represented Gilgamesh fighting wild
animals such as bulls.