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In theSumerian mythologicalpoemLugal-e,AsagorAzag(Sumerian:𒀉𒉺a₂-sag₃Akkadian:asakku[1]), is amonstrousdemon,so hideous that his presence alone makes fish boil alive in the rivers.[citation needed]
He was said to be accompanied into battle by an army of rock demon offspring—born of his union with the mountains themselves.[citation needed]
He was vanquished by the heroic Akkadian deityNinurta,usingSharur,his enchanted talkingmace,after seeking the counsel of his father, the godEnlil.[2]
Asag is described as a: "Large, round creature with three legs and three arms, no neck, and several eyes covering its entire mass. It has dark, hardened skin that feels like rock when touched. Nearly indestructible."[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^Bácksay, András; Niederreiter, Zoltán (2022). "'You Write (This Incantation) on a Cylindrical Amulet, Place (It) around His Neck and He Will Get Well! "Clay Cylindrical Amulets Inscribed with Incantations, Tools for Medical-Magical Rituals.'".Le Journal Des Médecines Cunéiformes.40:20.
- ^Black, J. A.; Green, A., & Rickards, T. (2014).Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary.Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas Press. pp. 35–36.
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