In Akkadian mythology, the Allu were a race of monstrous and faceless demons known for their appe
In Sumerian mythology Allu was a demonic power.
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In Babylonian mythology, the '''Asakku''' were one type of Mesopotamian evil spirits and monsters,
...y in old Babylonian transcriptions and were later handed on accompanied by Akkadian translations. In many cases, even the Sumerian text is post-Sumerian. These
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In Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, '''Pazuzu''' was the king of the [[demon]]s of wind, and son of the god [[
[[Category:Sumerian mythology]] [[Category:Akkadian mythology]]
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In Mesopotamian mythology, '''Lahamu''' and '''Lahmu''' are twin deities, the first gods to be born f
...the salt waters) and Apsu (the watery deep beneath the earth) in Akkadian mythology. With her twin brother Lahmu she is the mother of Anshar and Kishar, who we
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'''Gidim''' (etemmu in Akkadian) are the Sumerian equivalent of ghosts; they were the spirits of dead peopl
[[Category:Mesopotamian mythology]]
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...rid bull man considered as a protective demon in Mesopotamian and Akkadian mythology.
...uperior god. Her male counterpart is called alad or, in Akkadian, šêdu. In Akkadian, he is also called Gud-elim, or "The Horned Bull".
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*[[Adramelech]] ([[Assyrian]] mythology)
*[[Af]] ([[Jewish mythology]])
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In Persian and Sumerian mythology, '''Zu''', also known as '''Anzu''' and '''Imdugud''' is a demon.
In Sumero-Akkadian mythology, Zu is a divine storm-bird and the personification of the southern wind and
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In Sumerian and Akkadian (Babylonian and Assyrian) mythology, '''Gallu''' (also called '''galla''') or '''Telal''' is a great underworl
[[Category: Sumerian mythology]]
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In Sumerian mythology, the '''utukku ''' were a type of spirit or demon that could be either bene
In Akkadian mythology, '''utukki''' was the name given to the seven evil demons who were the offs
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The '''sirrush''' or '''mushussu''' is a dragon in Babylonian and Akkadian mythology which guards the Ishtar Gate of Babylon. It is also known as the Babylon dr
The name "sirrush" is derived from an Akkadian word loosely translated "splendor serpent." Although it is properly transli
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The masculine of ''lili'' is ''lilu'', a demon attested in [[Akkadian]] mythology. See [[Lilith]] for an etymological discussion.
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In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva
===[[Akkadian mythology]]===
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In Akkadian mythology '''Humbaba''' (Assyrian spelling) or '''Huwawa''' (Babylonian) was a monstr
[[Category:Sumerian mythology]]
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...as ''Lamashtu'' or ''Dimme'') was a demon goddess in Sumerian and Akkadian mythology.
In Mesopotamian mythology '''Lamashtu''' was a female [[demon]] that menaced women during childbirth
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In Akkadian mythology '''Rabisu''' ("the vagabond") or possibly '''Rabasa''' is an evil vampiric
[[Category: Sumerian mythology]]
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The word may be related to the Akkadian "rimu", which means, "wild ox", which would add credence to the idea that i
[[Category:Christian mythology]]
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Hebrew לילית ''lilith'', Akkadian ''līlītu'' are female Nisba adjectives from the Proto-Semitic root ''LYL'
The corresponding Akkadian masculine [[Lilu]] or ''līlû'' shows no Nisba suffix and compares to Sume
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In Babylonian mythology, '''Tiamat''' is a sea goddess, and a monstrous embodiment of primordial ch
Thorkild Jacobsen and Walter Burkert both argue for a connection with the Akkadian word for sea ''tâmtu'', following an early form ''ti'amtum''. Tiamat can a
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...an Hebrew Dāḡôn), in Ugaritic as dgn (probably vocalized as Dagnu), and in Akkadian as Dagana, Daguna usually rendered in English translations as Dagan.
...d occasionally in early Sumerian texts but becomes prominent only in later Akkadian inscriptions as a powerful and warlike protector, sometimes equated with En
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