Lahmu
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Laḫmu ( or , d laḫ-mu, ) is a class of apotropaic creatures from Mesopotamian mythology. While the name has its origin in a Semitic language, Lahmu was present in Sumerian sources in pre-Sargonic times already.
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Vinony files it under Characters in the Enūma Eliš, Mesopotamian gods and Offspring of Tiamat.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- mesopotamian
- Deity.image
- Lahmu, Nineveh, 900-612 BCE.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Lahmu, the protective spirit from Nineveh, 900–612 BCE, Mesopotamia. British Museum.
- Deity.children
- Anshar and Kishar (Enuma Elish) or Alala and Belili (Anu theogony)
- Deity.parents
- Abzu and Tiamat (Enuma Elish) or Anu's ancestors such as Dari and Duri (Anu theogony)
- Deity.consort
- his sister Lahamu (Enuma Elish)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Iconography and character
- As a cosmological being
- Disproven theories
- References
- Sources
Laḫmu ( or , d laḫ-mu, ) is a class of apotropaic creatures from Mesopotamian mythology. While the name has its origin in a Semitic language, Lahmu was present in Sumerian sources in pre-Sargonic times already.
== Iconography and character == Laḫmu is depicted as a bearded man wearing a red garment (tillû). Some texts mention a spade as the attribute of Lahmu. The artistic representations are sometimes called "naked heroes" in literature.
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