The history of the devil and the idea of evil : from the earliest times to the present day (1900)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co. · leaf 66
ACCAD AND THE EARLY SEMITES. 45 suspend the figure. On the back of the statue is the inscriptionin sumero-accadian, indicating that it represents the demon of thesouthwest wind and that it should be placed at the door or the win-dow for the sake of warding off his injurious influence. The south- … NlRGALLI. Lion-headed and eagle-claw-footed demons. (British Museum. After Lenor-mant, /. c, V., p. 204.) west wind in Chaldea comes from the deserts of Arabia, and itsburning breath parches everything, producing the same ravages asthe khamsin in Syria and the simoon in Africa. The Nirgalli are…
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