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 • Greek
Antigone
Sophocles • Greek
The Descent of Ishtar
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Kebra Nagast
Anonymous • African
The Contendings of Horus and Seth
Anonymous • Egyptian
Sumerian King List
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Mwindo Epic
Oral Tradition • African
The Amduat
Anonymous • Egyptian
Suppliants (Aeschylus)
Aeschylus • Greek
Nergal and Ereshkigal
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Epinician Odes
Bacchylides • Greek
Kingship in Heaven
Anonymous • Levantine
Song of Kumarbi
Anonymous • Levantine
Enmerkar and Ensuhgirana
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
The Legend of Keret
Anonymous • Levantine
Hymns to Enlil
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Song of Release
Anonymous • Levantine