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Apkallu
Abgal, or (Apkallu) is the name of a groups of spirits from Sumerian mythology. They are the attendant spirits of Enki. There were seven spirits in total, they are protective spirits and are represented as mermen, part man, part fish. They have their origins in the earlier Apsu.Adapa (U-an, Oannes) was the first of the Apkallu. The others were U-an-dugga, En-me-duga, En-me-galanna, En-me-buluga, An-enlilda, and Utu-abzu.
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Abgal
[Mesopotamian] Seven Sumerian wise men, the attending deities of the god Enki. They emerged from the sweet-water Apsu and are portrayed as fish-men. In Akkadian myth they are called Apkallu.


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