Mythology, Fish god, Dannes, Akkadia
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"Dannes, der Fischgott zu akkadischen Mythe"
Wood engraving on a page of German text about the fish god Dannes
and the Great Flood with Noah.
In ancient Mesopotamia, the ašipu (also āšipu or mašmaššu) acted as priests. They were scholars and practitioners of diagnosis and treatment in the Tigris-Euphrates valley of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 3200 BC
Original antique print
Text contiues on reverse side.
Published 1881.
Image: 11 x 4.5 cm (4.3 x 1.7")