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God lists from the Old Babylonian period sometimes place him within the circle of Enki. [30] TCL 15 10 lists Asalluhi and Marduk as separate gods, but close together in the list. Lambert suggests that this may be an intrusion by another scribe, and that the editor scribe did so under the belief that Marduk and Asalluhi were the same god. [30]
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 ...
Laguda was a god associated with the Persian Gulf. [413] He appears in the text Marduk's Address to the Demons, according to which he exalted the eponymous god in the "lower sea." [414] He could be associated with other deities with marine associations, such as Sirsir and Lugal'abba. [414] Lahar: Lahar was a god associated with sheep. [415]
[16] [10] The highest god in the pantheon was said to possess the anûtu or anuti (d a-nu-ti), which means "heavenly power" [10] or more literally Anuship. [18] In the Babylonian Enûma Eliš, the gods praise Marduk, shouting "Your word is Anu!" [10] Although Anu was a very important deity, his nature was often ambiguous and ill-defined. [16]
Enlil is enraged at Marduk's transgression and orders the gods of Eshumesha to take Marduk and the other Anunnaki as prisoners. [52] The Anunnaki are captured, [52] but Marduk appoints his front-runner Mushteshirhablim to lead a revolt against the gods of Eshumesha [53] and sends his messenger Neretagmil to alert Nabu, the god of literacy. [53]
Oshima believes that Marduk was the god related to disease and sickness and Sin-iddinam's prayer is suggestive of Marduk's possible original role before the identification with Asalluhi, [38] but Johandi disagrees and suggests that Asalluhi may have had a similar role prior to the identification with Marduk as the letter was dated quite early ...
Marduk-balāssu-iqbi, inscribed md AMAR.UTU-TI-su-iq-bi [i 2] or md SID-TI-zu-DUG 4, [i 3] meaning "Marduk has promised his life," [1]: 205 was the 8th king of the Dynasty of E of Babylon; he was the successor of his father Marduk-zākir-šumi I, and was the 4th and final generation of Nabû-šuma-ukin I's family to reign.
Nazi-Enlil was governor or šandabakku (inscribed LÚ GÚ.EN.NA) of Nippur, the first appearance of this office since Kassite times, as he appears as a witness along with the crown prince, Marduk-balāssu-iqbi. A second kudurru records a private land sale near Dilbat. [i 5] His son, Enlil-apla-uṣur, was to succeed him in Marduk-balāssu-iqbi ...