The origin of mythical meaning of the tree of life motif in old Elamite art

In olden mentality there is an association and coexistence between nature and mystery. A mentality in which the tree, itself,isn’t worshiped. Rather there is always a spiritual essence and substance beyond the tree which is worshiped. In ancient iconographies goatlikes, stars, birds and snakes usually encircle the sacred tree. While each of these symbols have distinct mytical and cosmological meaning. Of course, the appearance of goddesses in a tree, is a popular motif in ancient East especially in Mesopotamia and India. The tree of life motif is very ancient in sumer and ancient Elam’s art at 3.rd millennium B.C.. The basic subject of this text is the motif of the tree of life in old and ancient Elam’s art. And accoding to which sources can we interpret its meaning? I suppose the tree of life motif in ancient Elam’s art has a religious-mythical meaning and it shood be interpreted according to literal and written sources of ancient Mesopotamia especially sumer’s sources. Here we have used theoretical bases of “cultural diffusionism school” for data interpretation. Although the motif of the sacred tree or the tree of life is a very old motif in ancient Elam’s art-3.rd millennium B.C., those writtings which are written in previous Elam’s orthography-A and B- and are discovered in Khuzestan, could not help us interpret the meaning of the motif. But according to the sumerian texts, the motif of the tree of life or the sacred tree is the reflection of coming back to the life and immortality of ISHTAR and TAMUZ mythology, which indeed has a religious meaning.