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The edimmu, read incorrectly sometimes as ekimmu, were a type of utukku in Sumerian mythology. They were envisioned as the ghosts of those who were not buried properly. They were considered vengeful toward the living and might possess people if they did not take into account certain taboos, such as the prohibition against eating ox meat. They were thought to cause disease and inspire criminal behavior in the living, but could sometimes be appeased by funeral repasts or libations. The edimmu were also thought to be completely or nearly incorporeal, "wind" spirits that sucked the life out of the susceptible and the sleeping (most commonly the young). This experience varies from person to person but most common symptoms are suddenly being lightheaded and dizzy out of nowhere, feeling portions of your body inexplicably going numb, as well as the sensations or being groped, rubbed, poked, scratched, or being brushed against.
In occult
It is believed in some circles that Edimmu were a form of psychic vampire[citation needed]. They were referred to as "evil wind guests"[citation needed]; 'wind' could have been used to mean 'breath'[citation needed], and some Occult studies[citation needed] posit that breath is directly related to the transfer of psychic energy[citation needed]. For example, the god Enki in the Sumerian creation saga creates mankind by first making him out of clay and then breathing into him, thus giving him a soul. This 'wind' can also directly refer to the Edimmu's form and travel being based on the wind, such as a mist or foggy form that moves on its own. This most likely means it resembles the forms of ghosts known as ectoplasm or ghostly mist whose next stage in form once fed enough prana is a full bodied apparition.
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