gallu means A great demon or devil of the ancient Mesopotamian Underworld. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “gallu” is a great word
GALLU — [Noun] A great demon or devil of the ancient Mesopotamian Underworld, an appointed abductor of the living. Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒋼𒇲 (gallûm, "gallu"). Unlike the *utukku*, a general specter of the restless dead, or the *asakku*, a fever-demon of specific maladies, the gallu is blunt force incarnate. It is the shadow that peels from the temple wall to seize a shoulder, the iron grip in the sudden chill of a desert night, the relentless pull from the river's deepest, silty bed—the demon that does not haunt, but harvests, dragging its quarry down the only road that runs one way.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒋼𒇲 (gallûm, “gallu”).
noun
- A great demon or devil of the ancient Mesopotamian Underworld.