Akhkharu
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| Akhkharu | |
| アクカル | |
Sprite from Last Bible III | |
| Origin | Mesopotamian culture |
| Race(s) | Haunt |
| Alignment(s) | Evil |
Akhkharu is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.
Profile
Origin
The aḫḫāzu (anglicized as akhkhazu) is an entity in Akkadian and Babylonian folklore[1] which was believed to cause jaundice.[2]
The official profile of Akhkharu from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei: Hisshō Kōryaku-hō Kanpeki-ban calls it a vampire.[3] This, along with the spelling of this demon's name, is likely influenced by the book Simon Necronomicon written by Peter Levenda and published in 1977, which claims that "Akhkharu" is a Sumerian word for "vampire" and that it desires the blood of Kingu.
Design
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Nomenclature
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese
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アクカル Akukaru | Akhkharu; corruption of "Akhkhazu" |
Gallery
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Sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei -
Sprite from Last Bible III
References
- ↑ Lamaštu: An Edition of the Canonical Series of Lamaštu Incantations and Rituals and Related Texts from the Second and First Millennia B.C. (2014), Walter Farber. Published by Eisenbrauns. p. 2. ISBN-13: 978-1-57506-258-7.
- ↑ "Demons and Tutelary Deities from Heaven", Was vom Himmel kommt (2021), Elyze Zomer. Published by De Gruyter. p. 179. ISBN-13: 978-3-11-074300-5.
- ↑ "古代バビロニアの時代から生き続ける吸血鬼。古く呪われた血が人をおそわせるのだ。" Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei: Hisshō Kōryaku-hō Kanpeki-ban (1987), Fighting Studio. Published by Futabasha. Japanese. p. 46. ISBN-13: 978-4-575-15160-2.