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Babylonian demons we may find a group of called the
'n�." .... .. u" or "Ensnarers", OlLayers of ambushes." This class of demons is only
mentioned on clay tablets constitute the main source of
knowledge about Babylonian evil Most of what we know about
Mesopotamian demons is
and exorcisms
.... ""./"l,u"u to threat demons away, to avert their actions, and to protect
from their attacks. In Chaldean Its Origin and Development by
Lenormant we can find a and suggestive incantation against
the seven evil called the which the author to as "the
most formidable of the "
Maskim are most often described as of the
,.,1"I1'I"I"n,,., entities in the bowels of the earth, They are H:Ol�CUUCU
most wicked demons which surpass all others in power and eviL In
descriptions and incantations are mentioned as messengers of
Namtar and the throne-bearers of Ereshkigal, underlines
connection to the Ereshkigal is the "Queen of the Great
Below", the goddess who rules the land of the dead, with her
consort, Nergal. Namtar is her messenger and minister, one of the demons
of the nether the of His name means "destiny" or
"death". On the other hand, from the same description we learn that
number of Maskim is "twice seven": "seven in seven on earth".
were in "heaven's vault" as messengers to the god Anu, and
in the "height of heaven", appearing on the earth as lightning flashes.
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