Marduk
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Marduk is the chief god of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamian religion, associated with creation, kingship, and the defeat of the chaos monster Tiamat.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marduk canonical | 56 |
| Marduk of Babylon | 2 |
| Babylonian god Marduk | 1 |
| Bel (Marduk) | 1 |
| Esagila | 1 |
| Marduk in Enuma Elish | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian god
ⓘ
Mesopotamian deity ⓘ |
| absorbedFunctionsOf | Enlil ⓘ |
| animal | mushhushshu dragon ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Babylonian creation myth ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
creation
ⓘ
justice ⓘ kingship ⓘ magic ⓘ order ⓘ storm ⓘ water ⓘ |
| child | Nabu ⓘ |
| cultPeriod |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Babylonian period
Old Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Old Babylonian period
|
| culture |
Babylonian polytheism
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian religion
Babylonian polytheism ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian religion
|
| defeated | Tiamat ⓘ |
| domain |
Babylon
ⓘ
earth ⓘ heaven ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| elevatedToSupremeDeityIn | Babylonian pantheon ⓘ |
| epithet |
Bel
ⓘ
Lord of the Gods ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Gods
Lord of Babylon ⓘ Lord of the Gods ⓘ |
| festival | Akitu ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| majorTemple |
Marduk
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Esagila
Etemenanki ziggurat ⓘ
surface form:
Etemenanki
|
| mythology | Enuma Elish ⓘ |
| opponent | Tiamat ⓘ |
| parent |
Damkina
ⓘ
Ea ⓘ |
| position | chief god of Babylon ⓘ |
| role |
creator of humanity
ⓘ
creator of the world ⓘ guarantor of royal authority ⓘ patron god of Babylonian kings ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarpanit ⓘ |
| symbol |
mushhushshu dragon
ⓘ
spade ⓘ |
| title | Bel ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity |
creator god
ⓘ
storm god ⓘ warrior god ⓘ |
| worshipCenter | Babylon ⓘ |
Referenced by (62)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Esagila
subject surface form:
Etemenanki
subject surface form:
Etemenanki
subject surface form:
Etemenanki
this entity surface form:
Bel (Marduk)
this entity surface form:
Babylonian god Marduk
subject surface form:
Northern Babylonia
this entity surface form:
Marduk in Enuma Elish
subject surface form:
Mushhushshu
subject surface form:
Mushhushshu
this entity surface form:
Marduk of Babylon