From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search “Kur” redirects here. For other uses, see Kur (disambiguation). Ancient Sumerian cylinder seal impression showing the god Dumuzid being tortured in the underworld by galla demons The ancient Mesopotamian underworld, most often known in Sumerian as Kur, Irkalla, Kukku, Arali, or Kigal and in Akkadian as Erṣetu, although it had many names in both languages, was a dark, dreary cavern located deep below the […]