Lahmu
| Lahmu | |
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Lahmu, the protective spirit from Nineveh, 900-612 BCE, Mesopotamia. British Museum. | |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Abzu and Tiamat (Enuma Elish) or Anu's ancestors such as Dari and Duri (Anu theogony) |
| Consort | his sister Lahamu (Enuma Elish) |
| Children | Anshar and Kishar (Enuma Elish) or Alala and Belili (Anu theogony) |
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Laḫmu (𒀭𒌓𒈬 or 𒀭𒈛𒈬, d laḫ-mu, lit. 'hairy one') is a class of apotropaic creatures from Mesopotamian mythology. While the name has its origin in a Semitic language, Lahmu was present in Sumerian sources in pre-Sargonic times already.