#lamastu

[homorepressed-mamasboy]

' Dad got me a cat to make up for some shitty stuff he did. I named him Lamastu after the child — eating demon lmao. Kms. '

[soritadeste]

The Seven Names of Lamastu is an exploration of the religions and mysteries of the cradle of civilisation, Mesopotamia by Jan Fries, author of Kali Kaula and Dragon Bones. The Sumerians developed the first functional script (3500-3200 BC), the priests wrote god lists, dictionaries, catalogues, recorded spells, myth and poetry – and committed the first known medical prescriptions and rituals into writing. In the centre of their faith lurks the lustful animal-headed goddess DIM.ME/Lamaštu , exiled from Heaven for her forbidden desires, and charged by the council of Gods with a fearsome task: to cull the vulnerable and keep the human population within manageable limits. For all but a few, her name conjured terror in the hearts of Mesopotamians.

https://www.avaloniabooks.com/product-page/the-seven-names-of-lama-tu-by-jan-fries

[ishtargates]

A Neo-Babylonian plaque depicting the head of the demon Pazuzu looking over various animal-headed beings.  At the bottom is the demoness Lamashtu known for attacking children and babies.  Mesopotamian women wore amulets and had plaques like this one depicting Pazuzu to protect their children.

If you look closely under Pazuzu’s head you can see the star symbol of Inanna/Ishtar.

The book from which the picture is from is Markham J. Geller’s Evil Demons:  Canonical Utukku Lemnutu Incantations.  The picture itself is from the twitter of Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid.

~Hasmonean

[hishap]

Nan tg stoplait

Pardon?

On se connait?

[kiereyles-blog]

Pazuzu & Lamashtu on Flickr.

Pazuzu & Lamashtu

[kaciestuff]

Meet Lamastu. She loves killing babies.