entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class ENT_MES_ANZU,Anzu,,Mesopotamian,Chaos bird / Storm monster,Adversarial Being,chaos; storm bird; stolen Tablets of Destiny; thunder; monster,,,,A,,,,,,"Mesopotamian divine storm bird; also called Zu or Imdugud (Sumerian); the great lion-headed eagle who steals the Tablet of Destinies from Enlil, plunging heaven and earth into disorder; defeated by Ninurta (in the Old Babylonian Anzu myth; also in the Standard Babylonian version) who recaptures the Tablet; appears also in the Epic of Gilgamesh (the Anzud bird); part of the Mesopotamian chaos-combat tradition alongside Tiamat, Kingu, and other chaos beings",monster ENT_MES_BASHMU,Bashmu,,Mesopotamian,Monster,Horned serpent,the venomous horned serpent,,Mesopotamian,,B,candidate_verified_name,Serpent monster,0,1,1,"Bashmu, the horned venomous serpent among the monsters of Tiamat.",monster ENT_MES_GIRTABLULLU,Girtablullu,,Mesopotamian,Monster,Scorpion-man,the scorpion-men; the guarding of the sun's gate,,Mesopotamian,,B,candidate_verified_name,Scorpion-man,0,0,0,The scorpion-men who guard the gate of Mount Mashu where the sun rises.,monster ENT_MES_GUGALANNA,Gugalanna,,Mesopotamian,Monster,Bull of Heaven,the Bull of Heaven; drought; the underworld,,Mesopotamian,,B,candidate_verified_name,Bull of Heaven,0,1,0,"Husband of Ereshkigal (named in ""Inanna's Descent""); his name means ""great bull of An."" Often equated by modern scholars with the Bull of Heaven slain in the Gilgamesh epic, though that identification is not certain.",monster ENT_MES_HUMBABA,Humbaba,,Mesopotamian,Monster,Forest guardian,the Cedar Forest; the terrifying radiance,,Mesopotamian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Forest guardian monster,1,0,0,"Humbaba (Huwawa), the fearsome guardian of the Cedar Forest, slain by Gilgamesh and Enkidu.",monster ENT_MES_KUSARIKKU,Kusarikku,,Mesopotamian,Monster,Bull-man,the bull-man; the guardian of the sun,,Mesopotamian,,B,candidate_verified_name,Bull-man,0,0,0,"The bull-man, attendant of the sun-god and a guardian figure.",monster ENT_MES_MUSHHUSHSHU,Mushhushshu,,Mesopotamian,Monster,Dragon,the snake-dragon; the symbol of Marduk,,Mesopotamian,,A,candidate_verified_name,Dragon of Marduk,0,1,1,"The snake-dragon (""furious serpent"") of the Ishtar Gate, emblem of Marduk and Nabu.",monster