Best books on Babylonian demons/monsters?

>>8508812
I don't know but I'd like to hear. All I have is a copy of Herodotus and he is a little light on the Babylonians.

>>8508834
>pseud can't think of a book most people know about

the correct answer is dear diary, today op was a faggot dEsU

>>8509006
I'm a pseud if I claim to be an authority on Babylonia, which I am not. Upon googling Babylonian demons, all I get is wikipedia entries and various articles, rather than book recommendations. If you have any wisdom I'd be grateful to hear it.

>>8509057
>hey guys i have nothing useful to add, why am i even bothering to comment in the first place lol. i sure am stiupid.
>what do you mean im not a pseud?

Scumbag tripfag and a pseud to boot.

>>8509057
Shut the fuck up dumbass

>>8508812

Unfortunately Babylonian mythology doesn't really open itself up to greater study like that of Egypt or Greece, mainly because we don't know anywhere near as much about it. As well as this, most of our information on it is smeared by later authors who viewed Babylonian gods as demons (whereas the Babylonians themselves would have thought of them as gods).

The Epic of Gilgamesh does spend some time dealing with Babylonian mythology, but not much in the way of monsters - much of the rest of their remaining works are pretty fragmentary and not particularly interesting either (unless you like lists of food). Get the Oxford World's Classics book called "Myths from Mesopotamia" - it has probably the best Gilgamesh translation with very good notes, as well as some other interesting myths.

You could also read the Old Testament, as much of its content is derived from the mythologies of the region, including Babylon.

Obviously a more contemporary novel would be the Exorcist, but it's not exactly accurate and mixed in with a lot of Christian ideology. It's still fun though, although the movie is probably better.

>>8509119
More pseud shit

>>8509119
Ty