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Alallu

The name of a bird in the Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic (q.v.). Addressing Ishtar (q.v.), Gilgamesh says : " The bright-colored alallu bird thou didst love; thou didst crush him and break his pinions; in the woods he stands and laments, ‘ O my pinions! ‘ " There was originally perhaps some connection between Alallu and Alala (q.v.) who is referred to as one of the early ancestors of the gods. See Morris Jastrow, Rel.

citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney

article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12

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