The udug (Sumerian: ๐), later known in Akkadian as the utukku, were an ambiguous class of demons from ancient Mesopotamian mythology found in the literature of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia. They were born in the underworld (Kur), as a beings different from the dingir (Anu-nna-Ki and Igigi), and they were generally malicious, even if a member of demons (Pazuzu) was willing to clash both with other demons and with the gods, even if he is described as a presence hostile to humans.
The udug (Sumerian: ๐), later known in Akkadian as the utukku, were an ambiguous class of demons from ancient Mesopotamian mythology found in the literature of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia. They were born in the underworld (Kur), as a beings different from the dingir (Anu-nna-Ki and Igigi), and they were generally malicious, even if a member of demons (Pazuzu) was willing to clash both with other demons and with the gods, even if he is described as a presence hostile to humans.
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