ekimmu

The same is the case with the _rabisu_ and _gallu_, with the _labartu_, _akhkhazu_, and _ekimmu_.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

As appears from the extracts above translated, the _utukku_, _shedu_, _alu_, and _ekimmu_ were grouped together, and hardly regarded as anything more than descriptive epithets of a general class of demons.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

So the _ekimmu_ appears to be the shadowy demon that hovers around graves, a species of ghost or vampire that attacks people in the dead of night and lays them prostrate.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

(ekimmu), survives the death of the body, and when the body is buried

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913