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- proper noun In
Akkadian mythology, name of a protective and beneficentdeity , the first-born son ofApsu andTiamat .
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Examples
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It has been suggested with great probability that Lahmu and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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It is true that Marduk, being the sun-god, was a god of light, but it is probable that the Babylonian primeval light is represented by Lahmu and Lahamu, the dawn and the twilight; again, Marduk is only a demiurge, a creature, and as such does not resemble the Hebrew God.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Popular mythology speaks of the Lahmu as monsters and demons, spirits of evil, and their progeny sides with
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Lahmu and Lahame came first, followed, after a long period, by Anšar and Kišar, generally identified with the "host of heaven" and the "host of earth," these being the meanings of the component parts of their names.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Theophilus Goldridge Pinches 1895
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His consort was Anatu, and the pair are regarded in the lists as the same as the Lahmu and Lahame of the creation-story, who, with other deities, are also described as gods of the heavens.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Theophilus Goldridge Pinches 1895
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Lahmu ( "the muddy ones"), names given to the gatekeepers of the Abzu temple at Eridu, the site at which the creation was thought to have occurred
WN.com - Articles related to Obama has Carter-esque foreign policy 2010
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Anshar and Kishar were the children of Lahm and Lahmu ( "the muddy ones"), names given to the gatekeepers of the Abzu temple at Eridu, the site at which the creation was thought to have occurred.
WN.com - Articles related to Obama has Carter-esque foreign policy 2010
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Lahmu ( "the muddy ones"), names given to the gatekeepers of the Abzu temple at Eridu, the site at which the creation was thought to have occurred
WN.com - Articles related to Obama has Carter-esque foreign policy 2010
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Anshar and Kishar were the children of Lahm and Lahmu
WN.com - Articles related to Obama has Carter-esque foreign policy 2010
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Lahmu ( "the muddy ones"), names given to the gatekeepers of the Abzu temple at Eridu, the site at which the creation was thought to have occurred
WN.com - Articles related to Obama has Carter-esque foreign policy 2010
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