Marduk

E38028

Babylonian god Mesopotamian deity

Marduk is the chief god of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamian religion, associated with creation, kingship, and the defeat of the chaos monster Tiamat.

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 period → Old Babylonian period →
culture	Babylonian religion → Mesopotamian religion →
defeated	Tiamat →
domain	Babylon → earth → heaven → underworld →
elevatedToSupremeDeityIn	Babylonian pantheon →
epithet	Bel → King of the Gods → Lord of Babylon → Lord of the Gods →
festival	Akitu →
language	Akkadian →
majorTemple	Esagila → 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 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amel-Marduk → Etemenanki →	associatedDeity
Babylon → Mesopotamia →	majorDeity
Etemenanki →	builtFor
Etemenanki →	dedicatedTo
Processional Way of Babylon →	dedicatedToDeity
Amorites →	deity
Babylonian polytheism →	mainDeity
Marduk ("Esagila") →	majorTemple
Cyrus Cylinder →	mentionsDeity
Nabonidus →	opposedDeity
Nebuchadnezzar II →	patronDeity
Chaldeans →	worshippedDeity