Note 18 — Chapter X
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The Spear-head of Marduk was a fit emblem for the slayer of Tiajmat, the demon of chaos, and the Stilus, or Wedge, of Nabû suits the god of writing and architecture. The emblems of some of the great nature-go,' ds were naturally astrological, such as the Lightning-fork of Adad. and the lunar and solar disks for the Moon-god and Sun-god; but this character was not shared by the majority of the emblems.