Figure XIII.1. Symbols of Mesopotamian deities as astronomical signs. Sculptured on a stone recording privileges granted to Ritti-Marduk by Nebuchadnezzar I. British Museum. from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald A. Mackenzie. Project Gutenberg. The image is in gray scale. The image is of a narrow tall stone carved in relief. At the top are representations of the sun, the crescent moon, and the stars. Then there is a dividing line. Below the line are three houses, each with pointed roofs and doorways. Below that is another dividing line. Below the line, left to right, are an altar, followed by a horned bull, kneeling on the floor, his hind quarters hidden by the altar. A second altar and bull follow that, and then a final altar. Below that is another dividing line. Below the dividing line, left to right, is a stylized horse's head, facing right; A figure with two snakes' heads, facing left and right; an archway with a seated sphinx under the arch and facing right; followed by a pedestal on which a buzzard or eagle perches, also facing right. Below that is another dividing line. Below the line is the figure of a king, seated on a throne. His tunic is belted at his waist. He wears a crown on his head. At his feet can be seen the forequarters of a dog. Next appears a man whose lower body looks like some sort of cow or horse although he stands on two legs. The upper torso is of a man, facing right, pulling back on his bow. The man wears a large hat and is bearded. Below this is another dividing line. Below that are stylized images of two snakes, a kneeling horse, a trutle, a crab, and a lamp on a pedestal.