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In Akkadian and Sumerian mythology, Alû is a vengeful spirit of the Utukku that goes down to the underworld Kur. The demon has no mouth, lips or ears. It roams at night and terrifies people while they sleep, and possession by Alû results in unconsciousness and coma;〔(Disease in Babylonia By Irving L. Finkel, Markham J. Geller )〕 in this manner it resembles creatures such as the mara, and incubus, which are invoked to explain sleep paralysis. In Akkadian and Sumerian mythology, it is associated with other demons like Gallu and Lilu. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Alû is the celestial Bull.〔(Polychrome Bible By Paul Haupt )〕 ==In ancient texts== Stephen Herbert Langdon (1864) cites a translation of a cuneiform script by Major-General Sir H. C. Rawlinson. From v Pl. 50, A, line 42: Whom in his bed the wicked Alû covered, Langdon (364) stated that Alû is androgynous and "attacks a man's breast". The following passage quoted by Langdon shows the modus operandi of the Utukku: The wicked Utukku who slays man alive on the plain.--(Langdon, 357, 362, 364) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alû」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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