Anzu-bird

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Mesopotamian deity divine bird mythological creature

The Anzu-bird is a mythological Mesopotamian creature, often depicted as a massive, powerful bird associated with storms and divine conflict.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Anzu (Mesopotamian mythological demon-bird) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian deity ⓘ
divine bird ⓘ
mythological creature ⓘ
alignmentInMyth chaotic ⓘ
appearsIn Mesopotamian cylinder seals ⓘ
Mesopotamian reliefs ⓘ
associatedDeity Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith divine conflict ⓘ
mountains ⓘ
storms ⓘ
thunderclouds ⓘ
culture Akkadian mythology ⓘ
Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ
Sumerian mythology ⓘ
defeatedToRestore cosmic order ⓘ
depictedAs eagle with lion’s head ⓘ
lion-headed eagle ⓘ
massive bird ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
habitatInMyth mountains ⓘ
remote wilderness ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Anzu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Imdugud NERFINISHED ⓘ
killedBy Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageAttestedIn Akkadian ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ
mythicFunction guardian of divine secrets ⓘ
usurper of divine authority ⓘ
notableMyth theft of the Tablet of Destinies ⓘ
opposedBy Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ
region ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ
relatedConcept Tablet of Destinies NERFINISHED ⓘ
storm-bird motif ⓘ
roleInMyth enemy of the gods ⓘ
threat to cosmic order ⓘ
stoleFrom Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolOf divine power ⓘ
rebellion against the gods ⓘ
textualSource Akkadian Anzu Epic NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old Babylonian literary texts ⓘ
Sumerian myth of Ninurta and the Anzu-bird ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inanna and the Huluppu Tree → featuresCharacter → Anzu-bird ⓘ
Anzu wyliei → namedAfter → Anzu-bird ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anzu (Mesopotamian mythological demon-bird)