Life Manifestation Goddess - Asiru, Asher,  Asherah

A well preserved barrow on Anglesey island, home of the last stand of Druids against the Romans in Britain.  
Stoney Littleton Long Barrow is located near the village of Wellow in the English county of Somerset. 
Chambered long barrows were constructed during the Neolithic between 4000 and 2500 BC. This one is thought to have been  constructed around 3500 BC.  The stone structure is about 30 metres (98 ft) in length and contains a 12.8 metres (42 ft) long gallery with three pairs of side chambers and an end chamber. 
The tomb was first opened around 1760 by a local farmer to obtain stone for road building. The site was excavated by John Skinner and Richard Hoare in 1816-17. The excavation revealed the bones (some burned) of several individuals. The mound was restored in 1858 by Thomas Joliffe. Some of the artefacts from the excavations are in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.
Photo from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stoney_Littleton_Long_Barrow_2015_11.jpg

Druid Life Manifestation Goddess Asiru/Asherah

(November 23, 2023)  The goddess Aseru (Asher, Asherah) is Akkadian ASR (asiru, asaru, eseru) meaning "enclosure" or "enclosing one." An "enclosure" is an epithet for the womb. She is also called the “Mounded-One” (Akkadian TaLu) in Druid texts in reference to pregnancy. Whereas Kate/Hekate was the source of regenerated and reincarnated life, Asher represented the final process of manifesting that regenerated life. Her symbol was the barrow. Only the western Mediterranean seems to have figurines of her.

While burial mounds exist the world over these womb-like and cave-like burial mounds are more rare and are called barrows. They are most prominent in Druid culture. Barrows can be circular or a long tube. All have some sort of central chamber and many have a ritual site outside their entrance where the powers of the ancestors can be called upon. Were cave tombs are not found (as in Etruria) barrows are used. 

Hagar Qim Temple Goddesses Which Include Asher (3000-2500 BCE) from Malta

  1. A. "Venus" of Ħaġar Qim which probably represents Kate/Hekate
  2. B. Female figure of Tarxien Period Temples
  3. C. Pregnancy indicates life manifestation goddess Asher (the "Mounded One")
  4. D. Crossed Leg Fragments from Mnajdra

The red ocher means it was a life power.  From: Gregory, I.V. (2020) Historical Figurines from the Island of Malta. Online at:  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340679999_Figuritas_prehistoricas_de_las_islas_maltesas

Asher From Beersheba, Israel 4000 BCE

This figurine is made from hippopotamus tusk and is 12 cm high. It dates to the Chalcolithic period (4500-3500 BCE) and it was found in a cave workshop along with a stone worktable, cutters' tools and ivory splinters. Now at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (IAA: 1958-586). Photo by Avraham Hay.
Online at: https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/197939-0
Side 1 of another krater from Vulci found in 1833 showing demon Skadi in the left center, without wings, acting innocent towards a lady.  (Photo: French National Library Number: De Ridder.920)

Back Side of 1833 Skadi Krater from Vulci Illustrates Skadi's Failed Attempt To Affect Life Manifestations

(Updated March 30, 2024) Front side of this krater shows a scene illustrating treachery with the demon Skadi in the middle. 

Right Text (Med 22.1)

Translation in Akkadian 

(read right to left. Capital letters on pot. Inner vowels inferred, Verb is italic-bold)
  1. Du  Emu  Azu  Lalu  A

In English

  1. The Life-Manifester (Asher) is supervising the association from this desire.

Left Text in Front of Skadi (Med 22.2)

Translation in Akkadian 

(read right to left. Capital letters on pot. Inner vowels inferred. Verb is italic-bold)
  1. SaRu  Ne'u  Ya  A (Med 22.2.1)
  2. Iku  Da  Mu  Ku (Med 22.2.2)
  3. Bu  AZu (Med 22.2.3)

In English

  1. The Death-Omen (Skadi) is not affecting it (her)
  2. The irrigated-field (life network) is manifesting the fertility-fluid's involvement
  3. Nourishments are being associated 

Photo: French National Library Number: De Ridder.920b. The Bibliothèque nationale de France is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as Richelieu and François-Mitterrand. It is the national repository of all that is published in France. This is on display at the  Museum's Richelieu site. Online at: https://medaillesetantiques.bnf.fr/ws/catalogue/app/collection/record/5714?vc=ePkH4LF7w1I94aqfsJQGpkZopb6-HeEUCs0ZZaU5yZlgDbBQAQAAqC-Q

The Long Barrow at All Cannings in Wiltshire, England was built in 2014. This was the first of the new generation of burial mounds (Photo: Tim Daw)

Modern Barrows

A growing trend in Britain is to use barrows to store ashes on ledges within the mound.

Reference

Green, Chris (June 4, 2021) https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/rest-prehistoric-peace-rising-popularity-burial-mound-1035299

Bought in Jerusalem in 1969, allegedly from Hebron district. Now at the Israel Museum (number 73.19.15). Seal made of black limestone, 11.5 x 9.5 x 7 mm.

Hebron in Israel: Defending The Feminine Powers of Selu/Selene and Asiru/Asherah

(May 2, 2023)  Selu is the motion source goddess representing the light and life motion power emanations from the stars. As a motion goddess she is doing the prodding. Asiru/Asherah is the life manifestation goddess responsible for filling the life forms opened by Yahu.

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 60.138)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. ISu  Ṣe’u Ya  ESu (Levant Text 60.138.1) 
  2. TaLu  Ṣu  Ka'u (Levant Text 60.138.2) 

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English 

  1. The Woman (Selu, Selene) is not blocking the filtrate
  2. The mounded-one (Asher, Asherah) is being activated by the prodding

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows: 

  1. Belonging to Hosha'yahu
  2. (son of) Elishama'

References

Avigad, Nahman; Sass, Benjamin (1997) Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals. Published by THE ISRAEL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, THE ISRAEL EXPLORATION SOCIETY, THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, and THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/4786835/1997_Avigad_N_revised_and_completed_by_Sass_B_Corpus_of_West_Semitic_stamp_seals_Jerusalem 
Last reported to be in the J. Samel collection in Munich, Germany. Seal is made of bluish-grey chalcedony, 15 x 13 x 14 mm. Find location somewhere in Israel.

Lack of Energy Is Due To Nourishing Filtrate Pushing Even When Channels Cut (605 BCE Drought)

(April 21, 2023)  

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 60.124)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  Gi  KaRu  Ya  ESu  Bu (Levant Text 60.124.1) 
  2. WA  LaNu  TeNu (Levant Text 60.124.2) 

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English. 

  1. Any-Lack of energy is not from reducing the filtrate's nourishments
  2. Fate-curses have replaced the Imager (Asher)

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows: 

  1. Belonging to Gemaryahu son
  2. of Elnatan

References

Avigad, Nahman; Sass, Benjamin (1997) Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals. Published by THE ISRAEL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, THE ISRAEL EXPLORATION SOCIETY, THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, and THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/4786835/1997_Avigad_N_revised_and_completed_by_Sass_B_Corpus_of_West_Semitic_stamp_seals_Jerusalem