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Sept 2026
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Hetanos Argonavord
Temple of Khaldi in Ardini-Musasir Bas-relief from room XIII of the royal palace of Khorsabad: the sack of the temple of the god Haldi at Musasir by the Assyrian troops, scene from the eighth campaign of Sargon II, 714 BC. What is Interesting in the framework of Mithraic studies is that the city of Ardini-Musasir is described as “the city of Raven". Apart from that, when Assyrians looted the temple, apart from the statue of Khaldi, they also took the bull of Astartes: "[...............] with horns šêlalâte, aštartu of its doors, which were cast of pure gold weighing 2 talents..." Sources: 1. [ref:6a9e8af85b44f] 2. [ref:6a9e8af8baad2] 3. [ref:6a9e8af6b7bea]
Temple of Khaldi in Ardini-Musasir

Bas-relief from room XIII of the royal palace of Khorsabad: the sack of the temple of the god Haldi at Musasir by the Assyrian troops, scene from the eighth campaign of Sargon II, 714 BC.

What is Interesting in the framework of Mithraic studies is that the city of Ardini-Musasir is described as “the city of Raven".

Apart from that, when Assyrians looted the temple, apart from the statue of Khaldi, they also took the bull of Astartes: "[...............] with horns šêlalâte, aštartu of its doors, which were cast of pure gold weighing 2 talents..."

Sources:
1. Haldi and Mithra/Mher : Armen Petrosyan : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
2. Ассиро-вавилонские источники по истории Урарту. № 49
3. File:Khorsabad Salle XIII. Bas-relief 4 - sac de Musasir.jpg - Wikimedia Commonsarchive.orgHaldi and Mithra/Mher : Armen Petrosyan : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveHaldi and Mithra/Mher, by Armen Petrosyan, from Aramazd: Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies 1(2006), pp. 222-238, in 19 searchable pdf pages. Internet...
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