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Apkallu
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18 sectionsContents
- Etymology, names, and meaning
- Uanna (Oannes) or Adapa?
- Literary evidence
- Uruk List of Kings and Sages
- ''Bit meseri''
- ''The Twenty-One "Poultices"''
- The Poem of Erra
- Building stories
- Berossus' ''Babyloniaca''
- Other references
- Depictions in ancient art
- Gallery
- Possible Biblical influence
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
upright|thumb|Bas-relief (probably) of an Apkallu figure from the temple of Ninurta at Nimrud.
Apkallu or and Abgal (; Akkadian and Sumerian, respectively) are terms found in cuneiform inscriptions that in general mean either "wise" or "sage".