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Apkallu
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upright|thumb|Bas-relief (probably) of an Apkallu figure from the temple of Ninurta at Nimrud.

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Vinony's link graph records 173 inbound references to Apkallu, and connects out to Enki, Enûma Eliš and Babylonia.

It is catalogued under topics including Demigods, Mesopotamian deities and Piscine and amphibian humanoids.

Vinony links it to 18 Wikipedia language editions.

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Etymology, names, and meaning
  • Uanna (Oannes) or Adapa?
  • Literary evidence
  • Uruk List of Kings and Sages
  • ''Bit meseri''
  • ''The Twenty-One "Poultices"''
  • The Poem of Erra
  • Building stories
  • Berossus' ''Babyloniaca''
  • Other references
  • Depictions in ancient art
  • Gallery
  • Possible Biblical influence
  • See also
  • References
  • Citations
  • Sources
  • External links

upright|thumb|Bas-relief (probably) of an Apkallu figure from the temple of Ninurta at Nimrud.

Apkallu or and Abgal (; Akkadian and Sumerian, respectively) are terms found in cuneiform inscriptions that in general mean either "wise" or "sage".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Apkallu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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