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| Keywords: Shamash-sun-symbol.svg A slightly schematized/simplified version of one form of the ancient symbol of the Mesopotamian sun-god Shamash with alternate pointy and wavy rays According to Gods Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia An Illustrated Dictionary by Jeremy Black and Anthony Green 1992 ISBN 0-292-70794-0 p 168 it occurs from the Akkadian down to the Neo-Babylonian period and The Akkadian names of the symbol were šamšatu and niphu It was often represented on a pole as a standard For modern symbols which incorporate a version of the Shamash sun-symbol see File Flag of the Assyrian people svg File Iraq state emblem CoA 1959-1965 Qassem svg etc This is an SVG version of File Star of Shamash png attempting to duplicate the appearance of the PNG file but generated from abstract geometry and symmetrical converted from the following vector PostScript source code <pre> /A 0 1 2 pop 18 5 0 35 9 45 13 5 rcurveto 10 4 5 26 5 13 5 45 13 5 rcurveto 18 5 0 35 -9 45 -13 5 rcurveto 10 -4 5 26 5 -13 5 45 -13 5 rcurveto for stroke def 287 287 translate 1 -1 scale 5 2 setlinewidth 0 0 280 5 0 360 arc closepath stroke 20 5 setlinewidth 0 0 58 5 0 360 arc closepath stroke gsave 45 rotate 38 setlinewidth 0 1 3 gsave 39 5 scale dup 2 eq 1 -1 scale if 3 eq 1 -1 scale if 178 -13 5 25 sub moveto A 178 -13 5 52 add moveto A grestore 90 rotate for grestore 18 setlinewidth 4 42 426 42 426 moveto 238 0 lineto 42 426 -42 426 lineto stroke 90 rotate repeat showpage EOF</pre> Archaeological star glyphs Star of Shamash Images with PostScript source code | ||||
