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Re:Babylon's Mystery Goddess by sreeramvenkat on Saturday June 22, 2024 @07:54PM (#40763337)
The left hand seems to hold something like a noose which is an oft repeated item in Hindu iconography (pasha/pasa)
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Re:Babylon's Mystery Goddess by card_zero on Sunday June 23, 2024 @02:07AM (#40765130)
It's in both hands (one fell off), and it's this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod-and-ring_symbol

Gods hold it and offer it to kings, for whatever good that does them.

It might be related to 𓍶, the Egyptian shen ring:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_ring

Here's the pasha.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasha_(Hinduism)

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