Gallu
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In Sumerian and Akkadian (Babylonian and Assyrian) mythology, Gallu[1] (also called gallu demon or galla [Akkadian: gallû[2]]) is a great underworld demon or devil.
Gallu demons hauled unfortunate victims off to the underworld. The gallas are one of seven devils (or "the offspring of hell") of Babylonian theology who can be appeased by the sacrifice of a lamb at their altars.[3] Inana (or Ishtar) is accompanied by galla(s) as she is on a journey to the underworld.[3]
The word gallu may also refer to a human enemy.[4]
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- ^ Morris, John (1880). The new nation. Original from Oxford University. pp. 40 & 311 (volume 3 of 5). http://books.google.com/books?id=YwMDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA311&vq=Gallu&dq=Gallu+demon.
- ^ Muss-Arnolt, William (1905). A Concise Dictionary of the Assyrian Language. Original from Harvard University: Reuther & Reichard; Lemcke & Büchner; etc., etc. pp. 216. http://books.google.com/books?id=i0TmOm5Kj40C&pg=PA216&dq=Gallu+demon&ie=ISO-8859-1.
- ^ a b Essays in Modern Theology and Related Subjects. Original from Harvard University: C. Scribner's sons. 1911. pp. 155–158. http://books.google.com/books?id=gG8eLfvaqlYC&pg=PA157&dq=Gallu+demon&ie=ISO-8859-1#PPA157,M1.
- ^ I. Tzvi Abusch Babylonian witchcraft literature: case studies 1987 "especially, the initial position which he occupies in both support the propriety of our earlier analysis of obv. 37-40 on the basis of the comparison "Contra AHw sv, gallu in this line refers not to a demon but to a human enemy"
