- The
Labbu Myth is an
ancient Mesopotamian creation epic. Only one copy of it is
known from the
Library of Ashurbanipal. It is
commonly dated no later...
-
between the
monster Rahab and the
fragmentary attested Akkadian chaos-dragon
Labbu. In
Isaiah 30:7, rahaḇ
becomes a
proverbial expression that
gives an allusion...
- the
closing lines of the composition. Sin
plays a
prominent role in the
Labbu myth. This
composition is
known only from a
single poorly preserved copy...
- e.g.
Lotan and Hadad,
Leviathan and Yahweh,
Tiamat and
Marduk (see also
Labbu, Bašmu, Mušḫuššu),
Illuyanka and Tarhunt,
Yammu and Baal in the Baal Cycle...
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Pittala Dora
Nikki Once More
Kalyani Nalla Poosalu Revathi Jagadeka Veerudu Labbu Bobbili Bolludu Rathani 1997
Thadayam Devi
Tamil Oka
Chinna Maata Geeta...
- J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z La-bar-tu (****yrian) –
Disease demon Labbu (Akkadian) – Sea
snake Lady
midday (Slavic) –
Sunstroke spirit Ladon (Gr****)...
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Journey to
Eridu Enūma Eliš Epic of
Gilgamesh Agushaya Hymn Atra-Hasis
Labbu myth
Nergal and
Ereshkigal Epic of Erra Enmesharra's
Defeat Anzû and the...
-
Enuma Elish is in
continuity with
other texts like the Myth of Anzû, the
Labbu Myth, and KAR 6. In both the
Enuma Elish and the Myth of Anzu, a dragon...
- to show
Marduk as
superior to the
Sumerian deities.
Another myth
about Labbu is
similarly interpreted. The San
people in
southern Africa say that long...
-
Babylonian Enûma Eliš. A
lesser known example is the very
fragmentary myth of
Labbu.
According to
historian Bernard McGinn, the
combat myth's
imagery influenced...
