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[92] Schwemer also summarizes that although Marduk has characteristics that overlap with the storm god profile, it does not mean that Marduk or other gods in similar position (such as Ninurta, Martu, Telepinu and Tishpak) are necessarily storm gods. [93] Marduk's symbol, the spade, may point to him originally being a god of agriculture, or more ...
The Statue of Marduk, also known as the Statue of Bêl (Bêl, meaning "lord", being a common designation for Marduk), [2] was the physical representation of the god Marduk, the patron deity of the ancient city of Babylon, traditionally housed in the city's main temple, the Esagila. There were seven statues of Marduk in Babylon, but 'the' Statue ...
Broken kudurru of Marduk-apla-iddina [i 13] Adad-bēl-kala kudurru confirming a gift by the earlier king Adad-šuma-uṣur [i 10] Fragmentary kudurru of Marduk-apla-iddina [i 15] The Tehran kudurru [i 16] Also dated to his reign is the stone copy of the Nazimaruttaš kudurru stone. [i 11]
Marduk and Ishtar are from the ORIGINAL Babylonia - Sumeria - in around 1800 BC, which is a totally different empire than the Babylon of the Bablyonian Captivity (which co-opted the name) almost 1300 years later. Marduk and Ishtar were not gods of the Chaldean Empire OR of the Persian Empire that Esther takes place in AT ALL.
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The goddess of the Burney relief presenting a rod-and-ring symbol in each hand. Mesopotamian deity sitting on a stool, holding the rod-and-ring symbol. Old-Babylonian fired clay plaque from Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. The rod-and-ring symbol is a symbol that is depicted on Mesopotamian stelas, cylinder seals, and reliefs. It is held by a god or ...
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The mušḫuššu was the sacred animal of Marduk and his son Nabu during the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The dragon Mušḫuššu, whom Marduk once vanquished, became his symbolic animal and servant. [7] It was taken over by Marduk from Tishpak, the local god of Eshnunna. [8]