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The relief appearing on this stele is somewhat deceptive. At first glance, it appears to depict a pole surmounted by a bull's head. Closer examination, however, reveals a pair of arms and legs, suggesting a human figure. This impression is strengthened by the sword suspended diagonally across the figure's torso. The ambiguity of the image reflects the difficulty in identifying the deity it representsIn the Ancient Near East, the bull ’ s head – the one indisputable feature of the relief – was a symbol of both the storm god, Hadad, and the moon god. The moon god was responsible for the swelling of the rivers and the herds of cattle, and was therefore also a god of fertility and abundance. He shared the latter role with Hadad, responsible for rainfall, the fecundity of all living things, and the fruitfulness of the soil (which accounts for Hadad ’ s association with the bull, a beast that played a vital role in agriculture). Since both deities were symbolized by the bull, it is difficult to determine which one is represented by the relief; the image may have stood for both of these great godsExcavations at Bethsaida have revealed a strong, fortified city. Next to the city gate stood a courtyard, in which this stele was found in scattered pieces, along with other ritual objects, suggesting that the courtyard was used for cultic purposes.Israel and the Bible | imjnet.org.il
As the same morphological types are found worldwide, the comparisons suggest the occurrence of an intense aurora, as might be produced if the solar wind had increased between one and two orders of magnitude, millennia ago.Characteristics for the Occurrence of a High-Current, Z-Pinch Aurora as Recorded in Antiquity (large pdf) - Anthony L. Peratt (large pdf!)
When scaled to an intense aurora whose dimensions may exceed 50 000 km for the outer cusp region, a relative time sequence can be unfolded. For example, the nuances captured in the bottom right images of Fig. 28 can be explained. The inward rise on axis along with the upward folding of the outer edges of the carved lines and transition to edge curling, a phenomena recorded in intense electrical discharge radiographs, could not have been known to prehistoric man unless he witnessed the same event in the sky.Scaling to the plasma dimensions suggests that each of the patterns shown in Fig. 28 could have occurred repeatedly over months or a decade.The known plasma and shockwave instability types, when scaled from experimental to space plasma dimensions, suggests an intense auroral event lasting at least a few centuries.The newer concentrics, especially those with inner patterns (not shown) and the unwinding spirals provide information about the final cessation of intense incoming plasma flux.On the other hand, the ancient concentrics and spirals, the remains of some having been cut and carved 8 cm deep in granite, suggests that intense auroral events were a common occurrence for at least a few centuries if not millennia. The patterns are representative of a long-term period of typically quiescent aurora.Characteristics for the Occurrence of a High-Current, Z-Pinch Aurora as Recorded in Antiquity (large pdf) - Anthony L. Peratt (online book version available on this page)
