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Mimma Lemnu (Sumerian name used for a demon and for a ritual) Hanbi (Sumerian lord of the shadow demon called udug) Ardat Lili (Sumerian shadow demon parly woman, partly dog and partly scorpion, devourer of children) Vardat Lilitu (Sumerian vampire shadow demon, devourer of children-the babylonians modified her origin) Alu/Lilu (Sumerian shadow ...
Ancient Sumerian cylinder seal impression showing the god Dumuzid being tortured in the underworld by galla demons. The ancient Mesopotamian underworld (known in Sumerian as Kur, Irkalla, Kukku, Arali, or Kigal, and in Akkadian as Erṣetu), was the lowermost part of the ancient near eastern cosmos, roughly parallel to the region known as Tartarus from early Greek cosmology.
The Sumerian King List makes him a shepherd, who reigned for 1,200 years. [425] He has a close relationship with the goddess Inanna. [425] Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea: Kisiga [425] Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea are a set of twin gods who were worshipped in the village of Kisiga, located in northern Babylonia. [425]
Pages in category "Mesopotamian demons" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Akhkhazu;
Gallu demons hauled unfortunate victims off to the underworld. They were one of seven devils (or "the offspring of hell") of Babylonian theology that could be appeased by the sacrifice of a lamb at their altars. [3] The goddess Inanna was pursued by gallu demons after being escorted from the Underworld by Galatura and Kuryara.
Namtar (Sumerian: 𒉆𒋻, lit. 'fate') was a figure in ancient Mesopotamian religion who, depending on the context, could be regarded both as a minor god and as a demon of disease. He is best attested as the sukkal (attendant deity) of Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld. Like her, he was not the object of active worship, though ...
In the Sumerian mythological poem Lugal-e, Asag or Azag (Sumerian: 𒀉𒉺 a₂-sag₃ Akkadian: asakku [1]), is a monstrous demon, so hideous that his presence alone makes fish boil alive in the rivers. Azag is a personification of winter cold and sicknesses. [2]
The Anzû, symbol of Lagash, at the time of Entemena. In Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, Anzû is a divine storm-bird and the personification of the southern wind and the thunder clouds. [4] This demon—half man and half bird—stole the "Tablet of Destinies" from Enlil and hid them on a mountaintop. Anu ordered the other gods to retrieve the ...