Asag

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In the Sumerian mythological poem

Lugal-e, Asag or Azag, is a monstrous
demon, so hideous that his presence
alone makes fish boil alive in the rivers.

He was said to be accompanied into

battle by an army of rock demon
offspring—born of his union with the
mountains themselves.
He was vanquished by the heroic
Akkadian deity Ninurta, using Sharur, his
enchanted talking mace, after seeking
the counsel of his father, the god Enlil.

See also
Asakku

References
Jeremy Black and Anthony Green:
Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient
Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary

External links
Ninurta defeats the Asag—ETCSL
tablet translation
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