Ardat-lilî

Ardat-lilî (Sumerian: kisikillilla) is a type of female Ancient Mesopotamian demon. Cuneiform sources describe an ardat-lilî as the ghost of a young woman who died without experiencing sexual fulfillment or marriage, and as a result attempts to seduce young men. Evidence for ardat-lilî as a "family" of demons rather than a single individual includes multiple, varying origin stories for different cases of ardat-lilî spirits. Members of the category of líl- demons, they were considered subjects of Pazuzu. A text placing one or more ardat-lilî in the entourage of the god Erra is also known. Incantations against ardat-lilî are attested as early as in the Old Babylonian period.

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