Shifting Alignments: The Dichotomy of Benevolent and Malevolent Demons in Mesopotamia

2017/01/01 by Gina Konstantopoulos · 23 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Ancient Near East History #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Mesopotamia #History #Ancient history

paper · open access · doi:10.1163/9789004338548_003

openalex publication_date 2017/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

A study of the nature of the udug and lama figures as seen in Mesopotamian (primarily Old Babylonian) incantations, as well as an overview of the nature of demons in Mesopotamia.

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