Apkallu Baghdad Museum
The terms apkallu has multiple uses, but usually refers to some form of wisdom; translations of the term generally equate to English...
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Zincirli (Sam'al) - Hittite Excavations
Zincirli (Sam'al) Sam'al was the capital of a Neo-Hittite/Aramaen kingdom of the region from about 10th century to 7th century BCE. It...
Hittite Apkallu Birdman with Winged Disc
The creatures above are the apkallu and are considered as antediluvian demigods, semi-divine beings attending the Tree of Life. One of...
Stone Carved Weight from Assyria
In the New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Assyrian Collection there is an intricately carved stone purse about a foot in width....
A Kassite / Mitanni Kudurru Boundary Stone
Kassite kudurrus signify many Indus Script hieroglyphs/hypertexts as sacred memories from the Script tradition. This hypothesis is...
Apkallu Wannabe of the Ancient World ?
Furniture plaque carved in relief with 'APKALLU' warrior holding lotuses Period:Neo-AssyrianDate:ca. 8th century...
Assyrian Apkallu Armlet - The Secret Ritual
A close-up view of the right arm of a human-headed and winged protective spirit, Apkallu (or Sage). There is an armlet which embraces the...
Pine Cone Held by an Apkallu but Why?
Alabaster bas-relief detail depicting an Apkallu holding a pine cone. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 4, Room G, the...
Apkallu Mace Mystery Solved
Alabaster bas-relief detail showing the mace of an Apkallu. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Detail of Panel 26, Room B (Throne Room),...
Suppiluliuma I - King of the Hittite Empire
Suppiluliuma I (1344-1322 BCE) is considered the most powerful and impressive king of the HittiteEmpire. He was the son of Tudhaliya II...
Winged Apkallu from Nimrud Humanoid Being
This is an alabaster bas-relief depicting a standing human-headed and winged sage or genie; this is Apkallu, a protective spirit. He...
Protective spirit or Apkallu
This gypsum wall relief depicts an eagle-headed and winged man; this is a protective spirit or Apkallu. He holds a bucket and a cone, and...
Decoding the Apkallu
“During the course of the years studying and teaching the Primeval History as recorded in the literary texts of ancient Mesopotamia, this...
Byblos
Byblos was the ancient Phoenician port city of Gebal (called Byblos by the Greeks) on the coast of the Mediterranean sea in what is,...