Kūbu

Kūbu

Kūbu were a class of supernatural beings in ancient Mesopotamian religion. They were believed to be the ghosts of stillborn fetuses. They were believed to inhabit the underworld like eṭemmu, but were not regarded as identical with them. They were considered to be demonic beings capable of negatively influencing mortals. However, in contrast with other Mesopotamian demons were also an object of cult, possibly meant to placate them. They could be invoked in theophoric names. In Kish, a single Kūbu was worshiped as a member of the circle of the city god, Zababa, and might have been regarded as his child.

Pantheon: Mesopotamian Culture: Sumerian / Akkadian Civilization: Ancient Mesopotamia Period: 3500 BCE – 500 BCE

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