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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 ...
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The tablet is seized by the god Marduk after his defeat of Qingu. In some Akkadian writings, the Tablet is referred to as Hasamogeit. [7] The Tablet of Destinies is referenced in Text B (a copy of an inscription of Sennacherib in Neo-Babylonian script) on the tablet K 6177 + 8869, now in the British Museum. [3]
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]
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 is the national god of the Babylonians. [76] The expansion of his cult closely paralleled the historical rise of Babylon [76] [71] and, after assimilating various local deities, including a god named Asarluhi, he eventually came to parallel Enlil as the chief of the gods.
The victorious Cyrus is portrayed as having been chosen by the chief Babylonian god Marduk to restore peace and order to the Babylonians. The text states that Cyrus was welcomed by the people of Babylon as their new ruler and entered the city in peace. It appeals to Marduk to protect and help Cyrus and his son Cambyses.