Hatra was a 2km-diameter circular city centered on sun god worship. Statues show women musicians like Sami daughter of Aja and Qami wine-seller singer in temple attire. Female deities include Martan enthroned with crescent moon, Allat as Athena with camel and lion, Nanaia, Tyche, Nike, Aphrodite. Male triad gods Maran-Shamash, Barmaren, Nergal dominate pantheon. Kings like Sanatruq I, Nasru, Vologaeses shown banqueting reclined with bowls and peculiar curl hairstyles. Priests wear high pointed headdress, knee tunics, cloaks, hold incense saucers and situlas. Swordsman Makai ben Nashri clutches sword in pleated trousers and cape. Eagle reliefs and standards of Shamash from temples and gates. Hunting scenes in Building A show horsemen spearing boars. Many alabaster statues polychrome with black, red, gilding. Statues from Iraq and Mosul Museums, numerous destroyed by ISIS in 2015. Banners depict gods and astrological symbols in processions. Priests from minor temples and central enclosure show individualized faces. Young prince in loose trousers, belted tunic, acanthus leaf. Nike and Victory figures flank banquet lintels. Zodiac graffiti with Shamash and Bar Marayn in temples.
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