Aqrabuamelu - anthu odabwitsa a zinkhanira aku Babulo

Msilikali woopsa wokhala ndi thupi la munthu ndi mchira wa scorpion, yemwe amayang'anira chipata cha dziko lapansi.

Mitundu yosakanizidwa ya scorpion-munthu, yomwe imatchedwanso Aqrabuamelu, kapena Girtablilu, ndi cholengedwa chochititsa chidwi chomwe chimapezeka mu nthano za Near East wakale. Cholengedwa ichi chakhala nkhani ya mikangano yambiri ndi malingaliro, monga chiyambi chake ndi zizindikiro zake sizikudziwikabe. Munkhaniyi, tifotokoza chinsinsi cha Aqrabuamelu, ndikuwunika komwe adachokera, tanthauzo lachikhalidwe, fanizo, ndi malingaliro omwe aperekedwa kuti afotokoze kukhalapo kwake.

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Chithunzi cha digito cha Aqrabuamelu - amuna a scorpion. © Zakale

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Chojambula cha intaglio ya ku Asuri chosonyeza amuna a zinkhanira. © Wikimedia Commons

Aqrabuamelu ndi cholengedwa chomwe chili ndi thupi la munthu komanso mchira wa chinkhanira. Amakhulupirira kuti anachokera ku Mesopotamiya wakale, komwe masiku ano ndi Iraq. Dzina lakuti Aqrabuamelu linachokera ku mawu oti “aqrabu,” omwe amatanthauza chinkhanira, ndi “amelu,” kutanthauza munthu. Cholengedwacho nthawi zambiri chimawonetsedwa ngati msilikali woopsa, ndipo akuti ali ndi mphamvu zoteteza zipata za dziko lapansi.

Chiyambi cha Aqrabuamelu ndi kufunikira kwake munthano

Magwero a Aqrabuamelu sakudziwikabe, koma akukhulupirira kuti adachokera ku Mesopotamiya wakale. Cholengedwacho nthawi zambiri chimagwirizanitsidwa ndi mulungu Ninurta, yemwe ndi mulungu wankhondo ndi ulimi. M’nthano zina, Aqrabuamelu amanenedwa kukhala mbadwa ya Ninurta ndi mulungu wamkazi wa zinkhanira.

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Chithunzi chojambulidwa cha miyala ya Asuri cha m’kachisi wa Ninurta ku Kalhu, chosonyeza mulunguyo ndi mabingu ake akuthamangitsa Anzû, amene waba Phale Lopatulika m’malo opatulika a Enlil. © Austen Henry Layard Zipilala za Nineve, 2nd Series, 1853 / Wikimedia Commons

M’nthano zina, Aqrabuamelu amanenedwa kukhala cholengedwa cha mulungu Enki, yemwe ndi mulungu wanzeru ndi madzi. Aqrabuamelu ali ndi kuthekera koteteza zipata za dziko lapansi. M'nthano zina, Aqrabuamelu amanenedwa kuti ndi mlonda wa mulungu wa dzuwa, Shamash, kapena woteteza mfumu.

Mbiri ya chilengedwe cha ku Babulo imati Tiamat adayamba kupanga Aqrabuamelu kuti amenyane ndi milungu yaying'ono chifukwa chopereka mnzake Apzu. Apzu ndi nyanja yoyambirira pansi pa malo opanda kanthu a dziko lapansi (Kur) ndi dziko lapansi (Ma) pamwamba.

Amuna a Scorpion - alonda a pakhomo la Kurnugi

Mu Epic ya Gilgamesh, panali amuna a zinkhanira omwe udindo wawo unali kuteteza zipata za mulungu wa Dzuwa Shamash kumapiri a Mashu. Zipatazo zinali khomo la Kurnugi, lomwe linali dziko lamdima. Zamoyo zimenezi zinkatsegula zipata za Shamash pamene ankatuluka tsiku lililonse ndi kuzitseka atabwerera kumanda usiku.

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Aqrabuamelu: Amuna a zinkhanira za ku Babulo. Mu Epic ya Gilgamesh timamva kuti "kuyang'ana kwawo ndi imfa". © Leonard William King (1915) / Public Domain

Anali ndi luso lotha kuona kuseri kwa chizimezime ndipo ankachenjeza apaulendo za ngozi zimene zinali kubwera. Malinga ndi nthano za Akkadian, Aqrabuamelu anali ndi mitu yomwe imafika kumwamba, ndipo kuyang'ana kwawo kungayambitse imfa yowawa. Zinthu zakale zomwe zapezeka m'maboma a Jiroft ndi Kahnuj m'chigawo cha Kerman, Iran, zidawonetsa kuti amuna a zinkhanira nawonso ankasewera masewera. Chofunika kwambiri mu nthano za Jiroft.

Amuna a zinkhanira mu nthano za Aztec

Nthano za Aaztec zimatchulanso amuna ofanana ndi zinkhanira omwe amadziwika kuti Tzitzimime. Anthuwa ankakhulupirira kuti anali milungu yogonjetsedwa yomwe inawononga nkhalango yopatulika ya mitengo ya zipatso ndipo inaponyedwa kunja kwa mlengalenga. Tzitzimime ankagwirizanitsidwa ndi nyenyezi, makamaka zomwe zinkawoneka panthawi ya kadamsana wa dzuŵa, ndipo zinkawonetsedwa ngati akazi achigoba ovala masiketi okhala ndi zigaza ndi ma crossbones.

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Kumanzere: Chithunzi cha Tzitzimitl kuchokera ku Codex Magliabechiano. Kumanja: Chithunzi cha Itzpapalotl, Mfumukazi ya ku Tzitzimimeh, kuchokera ku Codex Borgia. © Wikimedia Commons

Mu nyengo ya Postconquest, iwo kaŵirikaŵiri ankatchedwa “ziwanda” kapena “ziwanda.” Mtsogoleri wa Tzitzimimeh anali mulungu wamkazi Izpapalotl yemwe anali wolamulira wa Tamoanchan, m'paradaiso kumene Azitzimimeh ankakhala. Gulu la Tzitzimimeh lidachita mbali ziwiri m'chipembedzo cha Aztec, kuteteza anthu komanso kuyika chiwopsezo.

Chithunzi cha Aqrabuamelu mu Art

Aqrabuamelu nthawi zambiri amawonetsedwa muzojambula ngati wankhondo woopsa wokhala ndi thupi la munthu komanso mchira wa chinkhanira. Kaŵirikaŵiri amasonyezedwa atanyamula chida, monga lupanga kapena uta ndi muvi. Cholengedwacho nthawi zina chimawonetsedwanso atavala zida zankhondo ndi chisoti. Pazithunzi zina, Aqrabuamelu amawonetsedwa ndi mapiko, omwe amatha kuwonetsa kuthekera kwake kuwuluka.

Chizindikiro cha hybrid scorpion-munthu

Kuphiphiritsira kwa mtundu wosakanizidwa wa chinkhanira-munthu kumatsutsana, koma amakhulupirira kuti kumayimira kuwirikiza kwa umunthu. Cholengedwacho chili ndi thupi la munthu, lomwe limayimira mbali yanzeru komanso yotukuka ya umunthu. Mchira wa scorpion umayimira mbali yakuthengo komanso yosasinthidwa ya umunthu. Mtundu wosakanizidwa wa scorpion-munthu ungasonyezenso kulinganiza pakati pa zabwino ndi zoipa.

Kufunika kwa chikhalidwe cha Aqrabuamelu

Aqrabuamelu watenga gawo lalikulu pachikhalidwe cha Near East wakale. Cholengedwacho chawonetsedwa muzojambula ndi zolemba kwazaka masauzande ambiri. Amakhulupirira kuti anali chizindikiro cha chitetezo ndi mphamvu. Kumbali ina, Aqrabuamelu ankagwirizananso ndi mulungu wotchedwa Ninurta, yemwe anali mulungu wofunika kwambiri ku Near East wakale.

Malingaliro ndi mafotokozedwe a kukhalapo kwa Aqrabuamelu

Pali malingaliro ndi mafotokozedwe ambiri a kukhalapo kwa Aqrabuamelu. Akatswiri ena amakhulupirira kuti cholengedwacho chinapangidwa ndi malingaliro a anthu akale a Kum’mawa kwa Kum’maŵa. Ena amakhulupirira kuti Aqrabuamelu mwina adachokera pa cholengedwa chenicheni chomwe chidapezeka m'derali. Komabe, ena amakhulupirira kuti Aqrabuamelu mwina anali chizindikiro cha kuwirikiza kwa umunthu monga tanenera kale.

Aqrabuamelu mu chikhalidwe chamakono

Aqrabuamelu akupitilizabe kutengera malingaliro a anthu masiku ano. Cholengedwacho chakhala mutu wa mabuku ambiri, mafilimu, ndi masewera a pakompyuta. M'zithunzi zamakono, Aqrabuamelu akuwonetsedwa ngati wankhondo woopsa yemwe amalimbana ndi mphamvu zoyipa. M'mawonekedwe ena, cholengedwacho chimawonetsedwa ngati choteteza ofooka komanso osatetezeka.

Kutsiliza: kukopa kosalekeza kwa hybrid scorpion-anthu

Aqrabuamelu, wosakanizidwa wa scorpion-munthu, ndi cholengedwa chochititsa chidwi chomwe chakopa malingaliro a anthu kwa zaka zikwi zambiri. Chiyambi chake ndi zizindikiro zake sizikudziwikabe, koma amakhulupirira kuti zimayimira kuwirikiza kwa umunthu. Cholengedwacho chakhala ndi gawo lalikulu pa chikhalidwe cha Near East wakale ndipo chapitirizabe kulimbikitsa anthu masiku ano. Kaya ndi cholengedwa chamalingaliro kapena chokhazikitsidwa ndi cholengedwa chenicheni, Aqrabuamelu amakhalabe chizindikiro chosatha cha mphamvu ndi chitetezo.

Ngati mukufuna kudziwa zambiri za zolengedwa zochititsa chidwi za nthano zakale, onani nkhani zathu zina pankhaniyi. Ndipo ngati muli ndi mafunso kapena ndemanga, omasuka kuwasiya pansipa.