Lamashtu

Lamashtu is a figure from Sumerian and Mesopotamian myth. She is depicted as a woman with a hairy body, the head of a lion or bird, the ears and teeth of a donkey, large wings, and eagle talons for fingers. She was often shown riding a donkey carrying a two headed snake in each hand. At one time, she was seen as a vampiric and demonic goddess. She was believed to nurse dogs and pigs, cause crops to fail, dry up rivers, cause miscarriages, and steal children to nurse them with poison. She would also strike down men at random, cause fatal diseases, and inflict nightmares. People could be defended against Lamashtu by using the image of Pazuzu. In other situations, you could instead offer Lamashtu centipedes, broaches, combs, or fibulae, (a broach or clasp). These sacrifices would be put in a model boat along with a clay depiction of Lamashtu and sent down river to meet her in the underworld. She has no shrines or temples, and surviving records solely refer to how to protect against her.

Citations:

Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2017.