March 05, 2021
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The Abgal are seven Sumerian wise men who attend to the god Enki who emerged from Apsu. The Abgal are portrayed as fishlike men.

 

The Sumerian people of Mesopotamia believed in the seven wise deities that attended to the god Enki. They were also called the Apkallu by the Akkadian people. Some ancient texts mentioned them as the Ummanu. They were often described as being upright like mankind, but having fish heads. (Some say they even had bird heads.) They represented wisdom and knowledge. Here are the names of the seven sages:

Uanna, "who finished the plans for heaven and earth",

Uannedugga, "who was endowed with comprehensive intelligence",

Enmedugga, "who was allotted a good fate",

Enmegalamma, "who was born in a house",

Enmebulugga, "who grew up on pasture land",

An-Enlilda, "the conjurer of the city of Eridu",

Utuabzu, "who ascended to heaven".