Lahmu

Lahmu
Lahmu, the protective spirit from Nineveh, 900-612 BCE, Mesopotamia. British Museum.
Genealogy
ParentsAbzu and Tiamat (Enuma Elish) or Anu's ancestors such as Dari and Duri (Anu theogony)
Consorthis sister Lahamu (Enuma Elish)
ChildrenAnshar and Kishar (Enuma Elish) or Alala and Belili (Anu theogony)

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.[1]

  1. ^ F. Wiggermann, Mesopotamian Protective Spirits: The Ritual Texts, 1992, p. 164-165