evil lamma
demonic single tradition · 1
The evil lamma is a type of demon that Ninisina was believed to expel. Lamma was normally understood as a type of benevolent protective minor goddess, but this reference, while it does not reflect a common tradition, is not unique.
When
- First attested
- 2300 BCE
- Attested period
- -2300 – 2022
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Early Dynastic period through the Old Babylonian period.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Ninisina
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“One text lists an "evil lamma," dlama hul, among demons she was believed to expel. Lamma was normally understood as a type of benevolent protective minor goddess, but this reference, while it does not reflect a common tradition, is not unique.”
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