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Anzu, known in Sumerian as Anzud and in Akkadian as Anzu, is a hybrid mythological figure with the body of an eagle and the head of a lion.【1】It first appears in seal impressions dated to the second half of the 4th millennium BCE during the Uruk period. In Mesopotamian mythology, Anzu was initially regarded as a being connected to the gods and the divine order, emerging prominently as a symbol of Ningirsu in the city of Lagash. Over time it became associated with other deities such as Enlil, Nin