Palmyra Aramaic Temple Tokens 0 - 200 CE
All Dates Determined by Letter Styles. Letter chart here.
(March 10, 2024) These tokens would have been sold at the temple at various festivals. Its text is early Aramaic.
The image is that of an armed man indicating some sort of coercion is the theme. The text indicates that the coercion should be generated by the emotional correspondences used in emotion magic.
(March 10, 2024) These tokens would have been sold at the temple at various festivals. Its text is early Aramaic.
The image within the disk seem to be the constellation Pleiades (Druid constellation representing Selu/Selene's eyes) with its central cluster of 7 stars surrounded by 4. This is confirmed by the text which claims Selene's eyes can activate the life threads, that is, push along their fertility-fluids.
(February 29, 2024) Notice the 2 stars and 2 crescent moons representing the life connective goddess Ayu at the top. The text style is middle Aramaic
The image of this temple token has 2 chaotic storm bulls surrounding a pot emanating water. Above that are two crescent moon representing the network editing goddess Ayu surrounded by stars.
Below the image is a highly eroded text which implies the life powers of the sky-shell (coast) are being negatively affected by the motion powers of the astrological night sky. A best effort but uncertain translation is:
These seem to be 2 Pleiades clusters.
(September 16, 2023) The European Neolithic farmers who became the Druid civilization split off from Mesopotamian culture around 8500 BCE. Consequently, the two cultures have much in common. The Sumerian name for Alu was An and he is mentioned and illustrated on this Sumerian cylinder seal dated to around 2200 BCE. Her is is kneeling on top of the sky shell and pouring out 3 streams of fertility fluids, one of which is being transferred the chaotic storm horned god for passing on to the earth as rain. The other two streams likely represent ground water and sea water. The text translation is:
Lexicon used for this translation: About This Early-Sign Sumerian Lexicon
(February 28, 2024, updated January 3, 2025) The image on this face shows some young person or deity surround by astronomical symbols. Starting from the face, these are circling clockwise:
Now at the Louvre. Item number AO 1951 https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010144273
(February 28, 2024, updated January 3, 2025) In the center is a disk encircled by 8 small disks having an unknown meaning. Adjacent to it is the ringed disk representing the dark new moon god Su.
The text is stating that Su is resisting the flow of life powers to earth. Implied is that this lack of life powers is causing a drought which is killing the suffering humans (the "tearful" in the text).
The letter style is early Aramaic.
Now at the Louvre. Item number AO 1951 https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010144273
(March 10, 2024) The text on these tokens is stating that life powers are dependent on the motion powers in order to do anything.
Now at the Louvre Museum, number AO1952
(March 10, 2024)
Now at the Louvre Museum, number AO1952
(March 1, 2024) Notice the two crescent moons representing the life connective goddess Ayu flanking the new moon at the bottom representing the motion source god Su. Both must work together to bring food to the earth. Ayu represents the editing powers of the life network (sky-shell)
Now at the Louvre Museum, number AO 1643.
Notice the ringed disk representing the dark new moon and eye pupil god Su at the top left. He is the source of all motion powers. This side of the token presents an opinion opposite that of the first side. It is saying the motion powers only inhibit the life powers and never aid them.
Now at the Louvre Museum, number AO 1643.