Babylonian polytheism

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ancient Mesopotamian religion polytheistic religion

Babylonian polytheism was the ancient Mesopotamian religious system centered on a pantheon of gods like Marduk, Ishtar, and Shamash, involving temple worship, rituals, and myths that shaped Babylonian culture and kingship.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Mesopotamian religion →
polytheistic religion →
associatedWith Code of Hammurabi →
centralMyth Enuma Elish →
Epic of Gilgamesh →
cosmologyFeature earth →
heaven →
netherworld →
cultCenter Babylon →
Esagila temple complex →
declineCause political fall of Babylonian states →
rise of Christianity →
spread of Hellenistic religions →
festival Akitu →
influenced Assyrian religion →
Canaanite religion →
early Jewish thought →
linkedTo Babylonian kingship ideology →
New Year festival →
mainDeity Marduk →
majorDeity Adad →
Anu →
Ea →
Inanna →
surface form: "Ishtar"

Nabu →
Nergal →
Shamash →
Sin →
mythologicalTheme creation of the world →
divine kingship →
flood narrative →
pantheon Babylonian polytheism →
surface form: "Babylonian gods"
practicedIn Mesopotamia →
surface form: "Babylonia"

Mesopotamia →
priesthood diviners →
temple priests →
religiousTraditionOf Babylon →
surface form: "Babylonia"
ritualElement animal sacrifice →
astrology →
divination →
incantation →
libation →
scriptureLanguage Akkadian →
scriptureWritingSystem cuneiform →
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE →
2nd millennium BCE →
viewOnKing king as representative of gods →
worshipPlace temple →
ziggurat →

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hellenistic religion → coexistedWith → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Mesopotamian religions"
Anu → culture → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Babylonian religion"
Enlil → culture → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Akkadian religion"
Enlil → culture → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Babylonian religion"
Marduk → culture → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Babylonian religion"
Marduk → culture → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Mesopotamian religion"
Mesopotamian deity Tammuz → culture → Babylonian polytheism →
subject surface form: "Tammuz"
this entity surface form: "Babylonian culture"
Babylonian polytheism → pantheon → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Babylonian gods"
Assyria → religion → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Mesopotamian religion"
Belshazzar → religion → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Babylonian religion"
Labashi-Marduk → religion → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Babylonian religion"
Nebuchadnezzar II → religion → Babylonian polytheism →
Neriglissar → religion → Babylonian polytheism →
Code of Hammurabi → religiousContext → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Mesopotamian religion"
Cyrus Cylinder → religiousContext → Babylonian polytheism →
this entity surface form: "Babylonian religion"