Apkallu

Apkallu

Abgal, (Akkadian: "Apkallu") is the name of a groups of spirits from ancient Mesopotamian religion. They are the attendant spirits of Enki.cite book|title=Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns and Goblins|publisher=Norton|isbn=0393317927|chapter=A|pages=pp. 1,2|year=1998|last=Rose|first=Carol] According to Mesopotamian tradition, there were seven of these spirits living at the beginning of time, before the flood. They are protective spirits, and are commonly represented as winged men - some have a human head, while others have an eagle's head or the lower torso of a fish. They have their origins in the earlier Apsu.

Adapa (U-an, Oannes) was the first of the Apkallu. The others were U-an-dugga, En-me-duga, En-me-galanna, En-me-buluga, An-enlilda, and Utu-abzu.

References

Abgal is also known as the 'wastemen' of East Africa.

External links

* [http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/mesopotamian-mythology.php?deity=ABGAL Godchecker.com entry on Abgal]


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