lamassu
Pronunciation Noun

lamassu (plural lamassus or lamassu)

  1. An Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having the head of a human, the body of an ox or lion, and the wings of a bird.
  2. (by extension) A representationespecially a statue – of a lamassu.



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