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In Sumerian mythology, 'Kur' was a monstrous dragon with scaly body and massive wings. Kur personifying the home of the dead, Hell, the "river of the dead" (see also Styx), and the void space between the primeval sea (Abzu) and the earth (Ma). Possibly an Anunnaki, brother of Ereshkigal, Enki, and Enlil.
Ereshkigal spoke to Kur when she found him isolated in the Underworld.
KUR, as a word, can also refer to a variety of other things. Cuneiform '' historically means "mountain" but came to refer to "land" in general and as a determiner is placed before the name of a state or kingdom (see also URU). The Assyrian pronunciation is ''mât''.