The Seven-headed Serpent (from Sumerian muš-saĝ-7: snake with seven heads) in Sumerian religion was one of the Heroes slain by Ninurta, patron god of Lagash, in ancient Iraq. Its body was hung on the "shining cross-beam" of Ninurta's chariot (lines 55–63[1]).
See also
- Anzû, a great bird whose death was sometimes credited to Ninurta
- Bašmu ("venomous serpent"), a possibly identical serpent slain by Ninurta
- Dragon, a beast slain by Ninurta
- Mušmaḫḫū ("distinguished serpent")
- Nehushtan
- Ušumgallu ("the great dragon")
- Lernaean Hydra
- Lotan
- The Seven-headed Serpent, a Greek fairy tale of the same name
- Serpent symbolism