Mesopotamian · Akkadian · c. 1800–600 BCE
The Lamashtu Series
Anonymous; canonical series of three tablets
Three tablets directed at a single named spirit, which is itself the finding: no other figure in this corpus has a canonical series of its own devoted to keeping it away from mothers and infants. It also records the counter-figure, since Pazuzu is invoked against her rather than warded off himself. Carried as an object of study and never quoted, on the same footing as Udug-hul and for the same reason.
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| Name here | Rank given | # | Powers described |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Three tablets of canonical material directed at this one figure. That she has a series of her own is the finding: no other spirit in this corpus is important enough to be given one, and its subject throughout is keeping her from mothers and infants. Described here and never quoted, per the standing rule. | |
| — | — | Named in the Lamashtu material as the figure set against her rather than as a target of it — the one case in this corpus of a demon appearing on the defending side. His head is the form the object usually takes. Described and not quoted, as the series is throughout. |
