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Apkallu or and
Abgal (𒉣𒈨;
Akkadian and Sumerian, respectively) are
terms found in
cuneiform inscriptions that in
general mean
either "wise" or "sage"...
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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...
- Greece,
seven early 6th
century BC philosophers,
statesmen and law-givers
Apkallu, the
Seven Sages in
Ancient Mesopotamian tradition Seven Sages of the Bamboo...
- 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...
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interpreted as
beings known as
antediluvian sages,[citation needed] or
apkallu in Akkadian. They were
beings that
existed during a
godlike generation...
- 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:...
- Korea,
showing Big
Dipper in sky blue.
Abenaki mythology Amenominak****hi
Apkallu Beidou -
Chinese global satellite navigation system named after the Big...
- of the SKL
pairs seven antediluvian kings each with his own
apkallu; and, the
second apkallu (Uanduga) was
paired up with Alalngar. "After the kingship...
- have
compared this to the
earlier Mesopotamian myth of Oannes, one of the
apkallu or
seven sages described as fish-men in
cuneiform texts.
While Oannes was...
