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...

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

lore is based on "the negative aspects of the Apkallu tradition" in Sumerian mythology.(pp 72–74) The Apkallu were seven antediluvian culture heroes who...

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...

Korea, showing Big Dipper in sky blue. Abenaki mythology Amenominakanushi Apkallu Beidou - Chinese global satellite navigation system named after the Big...

peccary or sheep. Aobōzu (Japanese) – Blue monk who kidnaps children. Apkallu (Sumerian) – Fish-human hybrid that attends the god Enki. Apsaras (Buddhist...

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...