Uta botches the flaying and kills Stephanie. In ancient Assyria, the flaying of defeated enemies and dissidents was common practice. Thrax later broke free by killing his master, flaying him. He carries a flaying knife wrought of yellow bone. Kali never holds a lotus or a flaying knife. Lu Xun said the Ming Dynasty was begun and ended by flaying. Narasimha is shown with eight arms, flaying and struggling under Sharbeshwaramurti's feet. Timothy shields Phillip from the strong winds and rain, flaying his whole body. Another example includes the "Flaying of St. Bartholomew" in the Luttrell Psalter c.1325-1340. Other variations include "splitting apart" and "flaying". In 1396 he ordered the flaying of 5000 women. This is often referred to as "flaying alive".