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Sargon names Vul in the fourth place among the tutelary deities of his city, and dedicates to him the north gate in conjunction with the Sun-god, Shamas. Sennacherib speaks of hurling thunder on his enemies like Vul, and other kings use similar expressions.
The term Vul was frequently employed as an element in royal and other names; and the emblem which seems to have symbolized him--the double or triple bolt--appears constantly among those worn by the kings, and engraved above their heads on the rock-tablets.
[PLATE CXLII., Fig.
4.] Vul had a temple at Calah besides the two temples in which he received worship at Asshur.
It was dedicated to him in conjunction with the goddess Shala, who appears to have been regarded as his wife. It is not quite certain whether we can recognize any representations of Vul in the Assyrian remains.
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