42:
970:, he was displayed as a trophy on doorways to ward off evil and later became an apotropaic figurine buried in buildings for a similar purpose. He became identified as
827:
1102:
1107:
1122:
919:, with a human head replacing that of an animal and an animal's body replacing that of a human. He appears in later iconography paired with
55:
951:
during the neo-Babylonian period where he seems to have taken on a cultic role, where the latest attestation was in the 29th year of
895:
proves to be a copy of a genuine period piece. He is pictured standing upright, wearing a horned tiara and holding a staff with an
820:
761:
703:
23:
102:
65:
41:
75:
31:
1117:
1112:
1127:
813:
421:
70:
900:
97:
92:
852:
678:
741:
979:
688:
1025:
The Fauna of
Ancient Mesopotamia. Second Part: HAR-ra = hubullu. Tablets XIV and XVIII (MSL VIII/2)
887:
mythical creature in the form of a human headed dog-man whose first appearance might be during the
80:
107:
1006:
1020:
856:
775:
668:
85:
713:
663:
963:
768:
653:
336:
208:
1000:
411:
406:
1096:
928:
521:
258:
683:
884:
391:
341:
273:
268:
754:
747:
604:
589:
531:
446:
366:
351:
253:
248:
940:
923:, "Bull-Man", a similar anthropomorphic character, as attendants to the god
920:
584:
506:
501:
471:
466:
321:
191:
541:
536:
496:
293:
952:
888:
708:
673:
609:
579:
526:
481:
386:
346:
316:
396:
932:
924:
892:
693:
658:
638:
614:
594:
546:
476:
441:
356:
311:
288:
243:
238:
915:
His appearance was essentially the opposite, or complement of that of
967:
959:
936:
916:
799:
794:
723:
718:
648:
599:
574:
511:
491:
486:
461:
456:
451:
436:
431:
416:
376:
326:
283:
278:
203:
148:
144:
135:
126:
944:
698:
569:
516:
401:
381:
371:
361:
331:
263:
233:
181:
153:
139:
948:
643:
633:
551:
426:
186:
130:
213:
176:
40:
943:
for the sick in rituals. He was especially revered in the
1056:
The
Pantheon of Uruk During the Neo-Babylonian Period
978:
with the constellation known by the Greeks as Wolf (
927:. He is carved as a guardian figure on a doorway in
899:, or lunar crescent, at the tip. The lexical series
1071:Mesopotamian Protective Spirits: The Ritual Texts
1027:. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum. p. 14.
1041:Sennacherib's Palace Without Rival at Nineveh
821:
8:
1043:. University of Chicago Press. p. 183.
828:
814:
18:
1058:. Brill Academic Pub. pp. 355–358.
991:
30:
7:
935:. He appears as an intercessor with
56:Religions of the ancient Near East
14:
1108:Mesopotamian legendary creatures
1023:, Anne Draffkorn Kilmer (1962).
1123:Human-headed mythical creatures
1002:The Babylonian Epic of Creation
851:, meaning "Mad/howling Dog" or
762:Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta
958:As one of the eleven spawn of
16:Mesopotamian mythical creature
1:
1069:Frans A.M.Wiggermann (1992).
1039:John Malcolm Russell (1992).
1103:Characters in the Enūma Eliš
1054:Paul-Alain Beaulieu (2003).
1144:
1073:. Styx. pp. 172–174.
45:Chaos Monster and Sun God
893:Agum-Kakrime Inscription
1086:, CAD U/W pp. 214–216.
871:in the lexical series
855:'s "Gruesome Hound", (
46:
1005:. Clarendon. p.
166:Seven gods who decree
44:
34:Mesopotamian religion
863:and giš.pirig.gal =
689:Seven-headed serpent
628:Spirits and monsters
1118:Offspring of Tiamat
1113:Mesopotamian demons
999:S. Langdon (1923).
931:'s north palace at
903:describes him as a
564:Demigods and heroes
228:Other major deities
883:), was an ancient
47:
1128:Mythological dogs
1021:Benno Landsberger
977:
973:
874:
862:
838:
837:
776:Epic of Gilgamesh
121:Primordial beings
1135:
1087:
1081:
1075:
1074:
1066:
1060:
1059:
1051:
1045:
1044:
1036:
1030:
1028:
1017:
1011:
1010:
996:
975:
971:
872:
860:
830:
823:
816:
669:Kuli-ana/Mermaid
58:
19:
1143:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1136:
1134:
1133:
1132:
1093:
1092:
1091:
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1068:
1067:
1063:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1019:
1018:
1014:
998:
997:
993:
988:
929:Aššur-bāni-apli
913:
907:, "rabid dog".
891:period, if the
834:
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782:
781:
737:
729:
728:
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557:
556:
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299:
298:
229:
221:
220:
167:
159:
158:
122:
114:
61:
54:
33:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1141:
1139:
1131:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1095:
1094:
1089:
1088:
1076:
1061:
1046:
1031:
1012:
990:
989:
987:
984:
966:vanquished by
912:
909:
901:ḪAR-ra=ḫubullu
836:
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62:
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59:
49:
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37:
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28:
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10:
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6:
4:
3:
2:
1140:
1129:
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1050:
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1042:
1035:
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985:
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965:
961:
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938:
934:
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922:
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639:Lamassu/Shedu
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617:(seven sages)
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315:
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306:Minor deities
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204:Inanna/Ishtar
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71:Ancient Egypt
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914:
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896:
885:Mesopotamian
880:
876:
868:
864:
848:
844:
840:
839:
774:
767:
760:
753:
746:
522:Paniĝinĝarra
198:
172:Four primary
171:
664:Ušum/Dragon
407:Lugala'abba
342:Dumuzi-abzu
269:Geshtinanna
214:Utu/Shamash
76:Mesopotamia
1097:Categories
986:References
964:Enûma Eliš
905:kalbu šegû
865:ur-gu-lu-ú
769:Enūma Eliš
755:Atra-Hasis
605:Atra-Hasis
590:Lugalbanda
532:Shul-utula
412:Mami/Nintu
367:Hendursaga
254:Ereshkigal
249:Enmesharra
941:Zarpanītu
921:Kusarikku
911:Mythology
748:An = Anum
742:Mythology
684:Ušumgallu
585:Gilgamesh
502:Ninsikila
472:Ningirima
467:Ningirida
322:Asaruludu
209:Nanna/Sin
192:Ninhursag
81:Babylonia
1029:line 95.
953:Darius I
869:ur-idim-
857:Sumerian
709:Lamashtu
679:Mušmaḫḫū
610:Ziusudra
580:Enmerkar
527:Sarpanit
507:Ninšubur
482:Ninkilim
447:Ninmarki
422:Maštabba
387:Kajamanu
347:Enbilulu
317:Anunnaki
66:Anatolia
24:a series
22:Part of
1084:Urdimmu
976:UR.IDIM
962:in the
933:Nineveh
889:Kassite
875:.gud =
861:UR.IDIM
853:Langdon
694:Humbaba
615:Apkallu
595:Shamhat
477:Ninkasi
442:Nindara
357:Erragal
312:Agasaya
289:Ninurta
244:Enkimdu
239:Dumuzid
98:Semitic
93:Iranian
32:Ancient
968:Marduk
960:Tiamat
937:Marduk
917:Ugallu
897:uskaru
859:: 𒌨𒅂
800:Sukkal
795:Dingir
724:Rabisu
719:Pazuzu
649:Edimmu
600:Siduri
575:Enkidu
547:Tišpak
542:Šulpae
537:Šubula
512:Ninsun
497:Ninšar
492:Ninmug
487:Ninlil
462:Ningal
457:Ninazu
452:Nisaba
437:Nanshe
432:Namtar
417:Mamitu
377:Isimud
327:Ashnan
294:Šulpae
284:Nergal
279:Marduk
149:Anshar
145:Kishar
136:Lahamu
127:Tiamat
108:Canaan
103:Arabia
980:Lupus
945:Eanna
925:Šamaš
881:ballu
849:dimmu
789:Terms
736:Tales
699:Hanbi
674:Bašmu
654:Siris
570:Adapa
517:Nuska
402:Lisin
392:Lahar
372:Igigi
362:Gibil
332:Ashgi
274:Lahar
264:Kingu
182:Enlil
154:Mummu
140:Lahmu
86:Sumer
972:MUL-
949:Uruk
939:and
877:imrû
714:Lilu
659:Anzû
644:Asag
634:Udug
552:Uttu
427:Nabu
382:Išum
352:Erra
234:Adad
187:Enki
147:and
138:and
131:Abzu
129:and
982:).
974:or
947:in
873:ḪAR
704:Kur
397:Laṣ
337:Bel
177:Anu
1099::
1007:89
955:.
879:=
867:=
841:Ur
259:Ki
26:on
1009:.
847:)
845:i
843:(
829:e
822:t
815:v
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