e/Šulak

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has gloss	eng: In the Babylonian magico-medical tradition, Šulak is the Lurker of the bathroom or the demon of the privy. Šulak appears in the Babylonian Diagnostic Handbook (Tablet XXVII), in which various diseases are described and attributed to the "hand" of a god, goddess, or spirit. A "Lurker" is a type of demon who lies in wait in places where a potential victim is likely to be alone. Attending to excretory functions or elimination, a man is exposed and hence vulnerable: "Šulak will hit him!" A type of "stroke" (mišittu) may be meant, and a demon referred to as "The Hitter" or "Striker" elsewhere in the handbook is likely to be Šulak identified by an epithet. A much earlier reference to this demon is found in a Hittite diagnostic text.
lexicalization	eng: Sulak
lexicalization	eng: Šulak
instance of	e/Demons in Judaism