Girtablullu
Girtablullu is the Mesopotamian scorpion-man, a composite being with human upper body and scorpion lower form. In the Epic of…
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Culture or Region: Ancient Mesopotamian traditions
Kulullu
Kulullu is the Mesopotamian fish-man, a composite human and fish being known from art, lexical classification and protective contexts.
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Kusarikku is the Mesopotamian bull-man or bison-man, a human-animal hybrid prominent in contest scenes and later protective classification.
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Lahmu is both a primordial deity in Babylonian creation genealogy and a name associated with protective hairy beings in Mesopotamian…
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Mušmaḫḫu is an exalted serpent or multiheaded dragon of Mesopotamian tradition, most famously counted among the beings of Tiamat's host.
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Ugallu is the lion-headed big weather beast of Mesopotamian tradition, a fearsome hybrid that became an important apotropaic protector.
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Urdimmu or Uridimmu is the Mesopotamian mad lion, a lion-human hybrid known from learned classifications and protective imagery.
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Ušumgallu is the great dragon or great serpent of Mesopotamian learned tradition, a title and creature-name associated with overwhelming serpentine…
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