Šulak
DEMON IN THE BABYLONIAN MAGICO-MEDICAL TRADITION
Demon of the privy; Lurker of the bathroom; Lavatory demon; Sulak (demon); Šulak (demon); Bar Shiriqa Panda; Bar Shirika Panda
In the Babylonian magico-medical tradition, Šulak is the lurker of the bathroom or the demon of the privy. Šulak appears in the Babylonian Diagnostic Handbook (Tablet XXVII), in which various diseases are described and attributed to the "hand" of a god, goddess, or spirit.