Symbol 26:31
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26:31 ·
A sign for the star of the
Venus goddess,
or Ishtar's star, during the Babylonian reign in the Euphrates-Tigris
region. Refer to 
in Group 29
for the relation between the planet and goddess of Venus, and the
eightpointed star.
When Iraq (the
modern name for the Euphrates-Tigris region) achieved its independence
in 1921, this particular Venus star was used on their flag. After the
revolution of 1958 a new flag was created with three Venus stars of
the type 
on it.
See the sign 
below in this group for more facts.