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title: Relief of the Lion Horoscope from Mount Nemrut
author: Unknown photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12598/relief-of-the-lion-horoscope-from-mount-nemrut/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Relief of the Lion Horoscope from Mount Nemrut
_Authored by Unknown photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12598.jpg)
## Image Caption
Relief of the famous Lion Horoscope from the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut. It depicts a lion with stars on his body and a crescent moon on his chest. It has been argued that the scene might represent a kind of horoscope, one of the oldest known in the world. Image digitized from: Carl Humann, Otto Puchstein: Reisen in Kleinasien und Nordsyrien, 1890 CE
## Cite This Work
### APA
photographer, U. (2020, August 19). Relief of the Lion Horoscope from Mount Nemrut. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
photographer, Unknown. "Relief of the Lion Horoscope from Mount Nemrut." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 19, 2020. .
### MLA
photographer, Unknown. "Relief of the Lion Horoscope from Mount Nemrut." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Aug 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%C3%B6wenhoroskop_Humann_1883.jpg) by [**Unknown photographer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%C3%B6wenhoroskop_Humann_1883.jpg). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 19 August 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.