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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;
The udug (Sumerian: 𒌜), later known in Akkadian as the utukku, were an ambiguous class of demons from ancient Mesopotamian mythology.They were different from the dingir (Anu-nna-Ki and Igigi) and they were generally malicious, even if a member of demons was willing to clash both with other demons and with the gods, even if he is described as a presence hostile to humans.
Though she was worshiped in all periods of ancient Mesopotamian history, her role is described as "passive and supportive" by researchers. [460] Ningikuga: Ur [461] Ningikuga is a goddess of reeds and marshes. [462] Her name means "Lady of the Pure Reed". [462] She is the daughter of Anu and Nammu [462] and one of the many consorts of Enki ...
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.
Mythology portal; Asia portal; NOTE: Since the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians and others all shared essentially the same pantheon and belief systems, the Sumerian and Akkadian (and Assyro-Babylonian) articles should be combined under the Mesopotamian mythology / deities / legendary creatures categories.
A lilu or lilû is a masculine Akkadian word for a spirit or demon. History ... lists lilû alongside other wicked beings from Mesopotamian mythology and folklore:
An = Anum, also known as the Great God List, [1] [2] is the longest preserved Mesopotamian god list, a type of lexical list cataloging the deities worshiped in the Ancient Near East, chiefly in modern Iraq. While god lists are already known from the Early Dynastic period, An = Anum most likely was composed in the later Kassite period.
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 Erá¹£etu), was the lowermost part of the ancient near eastern cosmos, roughly parallel to the region known as Tartarus from early Greek cosmology.