In ancient Mesopotamian mythology, Labbu was the dragon-like monster slain by the god Tishpak.
Labbu appears in a fragmentary Akkadian myth sometimes called “The Slaying of Labbu.” The creature is described as a huge, terrifying monster created in response to disorder and devastation. Its attack threatens human communities, and the god Tishpak is chosen to confront it.
The surviving text is incomplete, so details of the battle and the monster’s exact form are less certain than in better-preserved Mesopotamian myths. Labbu is nevertheless distinct from Tiamat, the primordial sea goddess and monster of the Babylonian creation epic, and from Anzu, the storm-bird who steals the Tablet of Destinies.
Tishpak was a city god especially associated with Eshnunna. His victory over Labbu fits a recurring Mesopotamian pattern in which a divine champion restores order by defeating a dangerous creature representing chaos.