Apkallu or and Abgal (𒉣𒈨; Akkadian and Sumerian, respectively) are terms found in cuneiform inscriptions that in general mean either "wise" or "sage"...
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invoked to evoke favorable comparisons. Some scholars conflate Adapa and the Apkallu known as Uanna. There is some evidence for that connection, but the name...
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lore is based on "the negative aspects of the Apkallu tradition" in Sumerian mythology.(pp 72–74) The Apkallu were seven antediluvian culture heroes who...
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Greece, seven early 6th century BC philosophers, statesmen and law-givers Apkallu, the Seven Sages in Ancient Mesopotamian tradition Seven Sages of the Bamboo...
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have compared this to the earlier Mesopotamian myth of Oannes, one of the apkallu or seven sages described as fish-men in cuneiform texts. While Oannes was...
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interpreted as beings known as antediluvian sages,[citation needed] or apkallu in Akkadian. They were beings that existed during a godlike generation...
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Enkidu Enmerkar Gilgamesh Lugalbanda Shamhat Siduri Atra-Hasis Ziusudra Apkallu (seven sages) Spirits and monsters Udug Lamassu/Shedu Asag Edimmu Siris...
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Majoris). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saptarishi. Nachiketa Dhruva Apkallu www.wisdomlib.org (2012-06-24). "Saptarshi, Saptarishi, Saptarṣi, Saptaṛṣi:...
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Sumer The Uruk List of Kings and Sages (ULKS) pairs him up with an apkallu (an apkallu was a sage in Sumerian literature and religion—En-men-lu-ana was...
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a river. Other protective spirits also appear in the plaque, including apkallu and other animal-headed demons, there to protect the person who is lying...
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Enkidu Enmerkar Gilgamesh Lugalbanda Shamhat Siduri Atra-Hasis Ziusudra Apkallu (seven sages) Spirits and monsters Udug Lamassu/Shedu Asag Edimmu Siris...
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Seven Sages" recalls: "The fourth (of the seven apkallu's, "sages", is) Lu-Nanna, (only) two-thirds Apkallu, who drove the ušumgallu-dragon from É-ninkarnunna...
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Technology Administration of North Korea. Abenaki mythology Amenominakanushi Apkallu Beidou - Chinese global satellite navigation system named after the Big...
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Enkidu Enmerkar Gilgamesh Lugalbanda Shamhat Siduri Atra-Hasis Ziusudra Apkallu (seven sages) Spirits and monsters Udug Lamassu/Shedu Asag Edimmu Siris...
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Enkidu Enmerkar Gilgamesh Lugalbanda Shamhat Siduri Atra-Hasis Ziusudra Apkallu (seven sages) Spirits and monsters Udug Lamassu/Shedu Asag Edimmu Siris...
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Enkidu Enmerkar Gilgamesh Lugalbanda Shamhat Siduri Atra-Hasis Ziusudra Apkallu (seven sages) Spirits and monsters Udug Lamassu/Shedu Asag Edimmu Siris...
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Enkidu Enmerkar Gilgamesh Lugalbanda Shamhat Siduri Atra-Hasis Ziusudra Apkallu (seven sages) Spirits and monsters Udug Lamassu/Shedu Asag Edimmu Siris...
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Detail of the embroidered dress of an Apkallu, showing four-legged winged and horned animals. From Nimrud, Iraq. 883–859 BCE. Museum of the Ancient Orient...
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of the SKL pairs seven antediluvian kings each with his own apkallu; and, the second apkallu (Uanduga) was paired up with Alalngar. "After the kingship...
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learned family as he was referred to as the “son” of Assalluḫi-mansum, the apkallu, or sage, of Hammurabi’s time, c. 1792–1750 BCE. The Exorcists Manual,...
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peccary or sheep. Aobōzu (Japanese) – Blue monk who kidnaps children. Apkallu (Sumerian) – Fish-human hybrid that attends the god Enki. Apsaras (Buddhist...
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The name Ayalu, known from the Uruk List of Kings and Sages (Paired with Apkallu Adapa) where it is written A-a-lu, appears to be another variant, resulting...
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"frightened". Along with Ugallu, Girtablullû, and others, are some of the apkallu shown on neo-Assyrian palace reliefs, and with figurines – to guard against...
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Enkidu Enmerkar Gilgamesh Lugalbanda Shamhat Siduri Atra-Hasis Ziusudra Apkallu (seven sages) Spirits and monsters Udug Lamassu/Shedu Asag Edimmu Siris...
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winged genie) the mermaid (part human part fish, see Enki, Atargatis, and Apkallu) and the shedu all trace their origins to Assyro-Babylonian art. In Mesopotamian...
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the god Ea (and to Dagon), Oannes was rather one of the apkallu servants to Ea. The apkallu have been described as "fish-men" in cuneiform texts, and...
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Enkidu Enmerkar Gilgamesh Lugalbanda Shamhat Siduri Atra-Hasis Ziusudra Apkallu (seven sages) Spirits and monsters Udug Lamassu/Shedu Asag Edimmu Siris...
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A winged human-headed Apkallu holding a bucket and a pine cone. From Nimrud, Iraq. 883-859 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul...
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Enkidu Enmerkar Gilgamesh Lugalbanda Shamhat Siduri Atra-Hasis Ziusudra Apkallu (seven sages) Spirits and monsters Udug Lamassu/Shedu Asag Edimmu Siris...
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