Baalat Gebal, goddess of books and libraries, was sacred to Byblos, the city where papyrus was exported to the centres of the ancient world.
More about the city of Byblos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byblos
More about the Lady: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baalat_Gebal
And more! http://www.hethert.org/byblos.htm
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ReplyDeleteI would like to, with your permission, use the above graphic of Baalat Gebal, in a final essay I am writing at Grey School. Thank you.
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