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160 Fig. 47 The Imdugud was the inspiration for Ninurta's emblem—a_he- roic lion-headed bird resting on two lions (Fig. 48) or sometimes on two bulls. It was in this "crafted ship"—a manufactured vehicle—"that which in war destroys the princely abodes," that Ninurta soared into the skies during the battles of the Second Pyra- mid War. He soared so high that his companions lost sight of him. Then, the texts relate, "in his Winged Bird, against the walled abode" he swooped down. "As his Bird neared the ground, the Pica. 2 wate ah.an summit [of the enemy's stronghold] he smashed." Chased out of his strongholds, the Enemy began to retreat. While Ninurta kept up the frontal attack, Adad roamed the country- side behind the enemy lines, destroying the adversary's food sup- plies: "In the Abzu, Adad the fish caused to be washed away . . . THE WARS OF GODS AND MEN