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  • The/rabisu/is regarded as a spirit which lay in wait to pounce upon his prey.

    The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Theophilus Goldridge Pinches 1895

  • And to-day, let my lord the king ask his _rabisu_, I guard the gates of Gaza and of

    The Tell El Amarna Period Carl Niebuhr 1894

  • The same is the case with the _rabisu_ and _gallu_, with the _labartu_, _akhkhazu_, and _ekimmu_.

    The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

  • _rabisu_ (a title of Yanhamu) whether my brother is not full of wounds.

    The Tell El Amarna Period Carl Niebuhr 1894

  • Bad dreams came at the instigation of the demons, and such a demon as the _rabisu_ or the _labartu_ appears to have been especially associated with the horrible sensations aroused by a 'nightmare.' [

    The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

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