Scepter
17 books featuring this symbol
The scepter signifies delegated authority and the ruler’s right to command. It visualizes law in the hand of office.
Oresteia
Aeschylus
458 BCE
Greek
Antigone
Sophocles
441 BCE
Greek
The Descent of Ishtar
Anonymous
1800-1600 BCE
Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Kebra Nagast
Anonymous
1314-1321 CE
African, Ethiopian
The Contendings of Horus and Seth
Anonymous
1180-1070 BCE
Egyptian
Sumerian King List
Anonymous
2000-1800 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Mwindo Epic
Oral Tradition
1950-1960 CE
African, Nyanga
The Amduat
Anonymous
1500-1400 BCE
Egyptian
Suppliants (Aeschylus)
Aeschylus
500-400 BCE
Greek
Nergal and Ereshkigal
Anonymous
1400-700 BCE
Mesopotamian, Akkadian
Epinician Odes
Bacchylides
490-452 BCE
Greek
Kingship in Heaven
Anonymous
1400-1300 BCE
Levantine, Hittite
Song of Kumarbi
Anonymous
1500-1300 BCE
Levantine, Hittite
Enmerkar and Ensuhgirana
Anonymous
2100-1800 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian
The Legend of Keret
Anonymous
1400-1300 BCE
Levantine, Ugaritic
Hymns to Enlil
Anonymous
2000-1600 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian
Song of Release
Anonymous
1400-1300 BCE
Levantine, Hittite