Ancient yale

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The word derives from Assyrian root W'L "to ascend", in ial "sacred ibex goat"._ Middle East Studies. Oxford. It is Hindu yali, a horned lion, and the Babylonian ialu "ram". It resembles the beast of Marduk, the main god of Babylon, a snake with ibex-goat horns and lion feet.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mušḫuššu
 
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