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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Marduk canonical 56
Marduk of Babylon 2
Babylonian god Marduk 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.

Mesopotamia majorDeity Marduk
Babylon majorDeity Marduk
Marduk majorTemple Marduk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Esagila
Chaldeans worshippedDeity Marduk
Etemenanki ziggurat dedicatedTo Marduk
subject surface form: Etemenanki
Etemenanki ziggurat builtFor Marduk
subject surface form: Etemenanki
Etemenanki ziggurat associatedDeity Marduk
subject surface form: Etemenanki
Nabonidus opposedDeity Marduk
Amorites deity Marduk
Akkadians majorDeity Marduk
Babylonians majorDeity Marduk
Belšar-uṣur associatedWithDeity Marduk
this entity surface form: Bel (Marduk)
Bel identifiedWith Marduk
Enuma Elish mainDeity Marduk
Haldi equatedWith Marduk
this entity surface form: Babylonian god Marduk
northern Babylonia majorDeityVenerated Marduk
subject surface form: Northern Babylonia
Kassite period patronDeity Marduk
Tiamat enemy Marduk
Tiamat killedBy Marduk
Tiamat opponentInMyth Marduk
this entity surface form: Marduk in Enuma Elish
Lord of Babylon refersTo Marduk
Ea child Marduk
Sarpanit spouse Marduk
Sarpanit consortOf Marduk
Sarpanit marriedTo Marduk
Nabu parent Marduk
Nabu associatedWith Marduk
mushhushshu dragon associatedWithDeity Marduk
subject surface form: Mushhushshu
mushhushshu dragon symbolOf Marduk
subject surface form: Mushhushshu
Akitu mainDeity Marduk
Akitu associatedCityGod Marduk
this entity surface form: Marduk of Babylon
Enki child Marduk
Damkina motherOf Marduk
Damkina hasChild Marduk
Damkina notableOffspring Marduk
Damkina associatedDeity Marduk