Marduk (Cuneiform: 𒀭𒀫𒌓 ᵈAMAR.UTU; Sumerian: amar utu.k "calf of the sun; solar calf"; Hebrew: מְרֹדַךְ, Modern: Merōdaḵ, Tiberian: Mərōḏaḵ) is a god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of Babylon who eventually rose to power in the 1st millennium BC.

Jan 26, 2025 · Marduk, in Mesopotamian religion, the chief god of the city of Babylon and the national god of Babylonia; as such, he was eventually called simply Bel, or Lord. Originally, he seems to have been a god of thunderstorms.

Dec 9, 2016 · Marduk was the Babylonian King of the Gods who presided over justice, compassion, healing, regeneration, magic, and fairness. Why was Marduk important? Marduk defeated the forces of chaos and created order. He also created the first humans and decreed the proper function of human life.

Marduk is the patron deity of the city of Babylon. Although known as a minor god as early as the third millennium, Marduk became an important local deity at the time of the advent of the First Babylonian Dynasty as can be seen mainly from the literary introduction of the Hammurapi Stele and other documents.

Marduk rose from an obscure deity in the third millennium BCE to become one of the most important gods and the head of the Mesopotamian pantheon in the first millennium.

Apr 27, 2022 · Marduk is an ancient Mesopotamian god who ascended through the ranks of the Babylonian pantheon to become one of the most powerful gods. Babylon became the epicenter of the Euphrates Valley during the Hammurabi period, about the 18th century BCE.

Oct 31, 2024 · Marduk is one of the most significant deities in Babylonian mythology, often regarded as the supreme god of the Babylonian pantheon. His importance is reflected in various texts and myths that illustrate his role as a creator and a protector of humanity.

Sep 24, 2018 · Marduk—also know as Bel or Sanda—is a Babylonian creator god who defeats an earlier generation of water gods to form and populate the earth, according to the earliest written creation epic, the Enuma Elish, which is presumed to have heavily influenced the writing of Genesis I in the Old Testament.

Marduk (Sumerian for "solar calf"; Biblical Merodach) was the name of a late generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon.

May 15, 2024 · Marduk was the patron deity of Babylon, and his rise to prominence coincided with the city's political and cultural ascendancy. He was associated with kingship, justice, and creation, making him a central figure in Babylonian religion and society.