Apkallu
（重定向自Abgal）
![A bird-headed Apkallu on a relief at the palace of Ashurnasirpal II, collection of the National Museum in Warsaw](/Images/godic/202412/16/Nimrud_Apkallu4612.jpg")
![A pair of protective spirits, Apkallu, from Nimrud.](/Images/godic/202412/16/A_pair_of_protective_spirits,_Apkallu,_from_Nimrud.4612.JPG")
![Wall relief depicting an eagle-headed and winged man, Apkallu, from Nimrud.](/Images/godic/202412/16/Wall_relief_depicting_an_eagle-headed_and_winged_man,_Apkallu,_from_Nimrud.4612.JPG")
![The archeological mound of Eridu, the city where the seven sages first appeared](/Images/godic/202412/16/Eridu_mound4c.84612.png")
The Apkallu (Akkadian), or Abgal (Sumerian), are seven Sumerian sages, demigods who are said to have been created by the god Enki (Akkadian: Ea) to establish culture and give civilization to mankind. They served as priests of Enki and as advisors or sages to the earliest kings of Sumer before the flood. They are credited with giving mankind the Me (moral code), the crafts, and the arts. They were seen as fish-like men who emerged from the sweet water Abzu. They are commonly represented as having the lower torso of a fish, or dressed as a fish.