Ardat-lili
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Ardat-lili is a female demon or spirit from Mesopotamian mythology, often associated with night, seduction, and harm to men and infants, and considered a precursor or counterpart to the later figure of Lilith.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demon
ⓘ
mythologicalFigure ⓘ spirit ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Akkadian texts
ⓘ
exorcistic texts ⓘ incantation texts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lilith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
death ⓘ disease ⓘ harm to infants ⓘ harm to men ⓘ night ⓘ seduction ⓘ sexuality ⓘ storms ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| attestedIn | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| category |
Mesopotamian demons
ⓘ
female legendary creatures ⓘ night spirits ⓘ |
| classification | female lilitu-type demon ⓘ |
| considered |
counterpart of Lilith
ⓘ
precursor of Lilith ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| domain |
nighttime
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced | later Jewish demonology concept of Lilith ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
maiden spirit
ⓘ
young woman of the night ⓘ |
| opposedBy | exorcists ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
lilitu
ⓘ
lilu ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| role |
spirit dangerous to newborn children
ⓘ
spirit dangerous to pregnant women ⓘ spirit that attacks men in sleep ⓘ succubus-like demon ⓘ |
| threatens |
family and offspring
ⓘ
male sexuality ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Old Babylonian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
first millennium BCE Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| typeOf |
female night demon
ⓘ
spirit of the wind ⓘ |
| wardedOffBy |
incantations
ⓘ
protective amulets ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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