Marduk

Also known as Bēl, Bel, Bel-Marduk, Marutuk, Mardochaios, Merōḏaḵ

Marduk (; cuneiform: dAMAR.UTU; Sumerian: "calf of the sun; solar calf"; ) was a god from ancient Mesopotamia, patron deity of Babylon. First sparsely attested in the 3rd millenium BC, Marduk slowly rose to prominence before being enshrined as leader of the Mesopotamian pantheon under Nebuchadnezzar I in the 1st millennium BC. In Babylon, Marduk was worshipped in the Esagila temple.

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Marduk was a deity of ancient Mesopotamia who served as the patron god of Babylon and eventually became the supreme deity of the entire Mesopotamian pantheon. His importance grew over centuries, culminating in his elevation to the highest rank among the gods under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar I around the 1st millennium BC.

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Key facts

Deity.type: Mesopotamian
Deity.name: Marduk
Deity.image: File:Marduk_and_pet.svgclass=skin-invert
Deity.caption: 9th-century BC depiction of the Statue of Marduk, with his servant dragon Mušḫuššu. This was Marduk's main cult image in Babylon.
Deity.abode: Babylon
Deity.symbol: mušḫuššu, spade
Deity.consort: Sarpanit
Deity.parents: Enki and Damgalnuna
Deity.siblings: Ninsar, Ninkurra, Uttu, Ninti
Deity.children: Nabu
Deity.planet: Jupiter
Deity.Greek_equivalent: Zeus
Deity.Roman_equivalent: Jupiter
Deity.equivalent1_type: Egyptian
Deity.equivalent1: Amen or Ra

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native label: 𒀭𒀫𒌓
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Contents

Name
History
3rd millennium BC
Old Babylonian period
Middle Babylonian period
Second dynasty of Isin
1st millennium BC
Characteristics
Symbol
Original role
Marduk's anger and mercy
Connections to the River Ordeal
Incantations
Epics and literature
Enuma Elish
Ludlul bel nemeqi
Epic of Erra
Marduk Ordeal
Enmesharra's Defeat
Syncretisms
Asalluhi
Enlil
Tutu
See also
Notes
Citations
References
External links

Believed to have originated as an underworld god, a storm god or an agriculture deity, Marduk came to be worshipped as a god of creation, justice, water, agriculture, magic and medicine. His symbol was the spade and he was associated with the Mušḫuššu. By the 1st millennium BC, Marduk had become astrologically associated with the planet Jupiter. He was a prominent figure in Babylonian cosmology, especially in the Enūma Eliš creation myth.