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Apotropaic Mesopotamian creatures with the features of these animals include the kulullu and suhur mash. At Ascalon, the Syrian mother goddess Atargatis was depicted with the features (15[1])of these animals. In his namesake tale, Gudam is struck down with the assistance of Inanna by a king of Uruk whose epithet references these animals. Shulgi rules against these animals in a Mesopotamian disputation poem, citing the sweet singing voice of birds in his ruling on their debate. Seven sages known as the (*) Apkallu have the features of these animals. The head and hands break off the statue of a deity erroneously identified with this animal after the Philistines carry the Ark of the Covenant to the temple of that god, Dagon. Ancient Egyptians (10[1])worshipped the (10[1])medjed, sharp-nosed examples of these animals, at Oxyrhynchus. For 10 points, (10[1])name these animals, one of which infamously eats the phallus of Osiris. ■END■

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