Apkallu or and Abgal (𒉣𒈨; Akkadian and Sumerian, respectively) are terms found in cuneiform inscriptions that in general mean either "wise" or "sage"...

invoked to evoke favorable comparisons. Some scholars conflate Adapa and the Apkallu known as Uanna. There is some evidence for that connection, but the name...

to decree the fates of humanity. They should not be confused with the Apkallu. The name Anunnaki is derived from An, the Sumerian god of the sky. The...

Nephilim lore is based on "the negative aspects of the Apkallu tradition" in Sumerian mythology. The Apkallu were seven antediluvian culture heroes who were...

A winged human-headed Apkallu holding a bucket and a pine cone. From Nimrud, Iraq. 883-859 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul...

ashvamedha. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saptarishi. Nachiketa Dhruva Apkallu www.wisdomlib.org (2012-06-24). "Saptarshi, Saptarishi, Saptarṣi, Saptaṛṣi:...

interpreted as beings known as antediluvian sages,[citation needed] or apkallu in Akkadian. They were beings that existed during a godlike generation...

Greece, seven early 6th century BC philosophers, statesmen and law-givers Apkallu, the Seven Sages in Ancient Mesopotamian tradition Seven Sages of the Bamboo...

a river. Other protective spirits also appear in the plaque, including apkallu and other animal-headed demons, there to protect the person who is lying...

Dipper above the Napoleonic Eagle. Abenaki mythology Amenominakanushi Apkallu Beidou - Chinese global satellite navigation system named after the Big...