National God of the Babylonians.
The chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu.
Sinònims
Examples for "Merodach"
Examples for "Merodach"
1The god Merodach was still a captive in the temple of Ashur.
2The first great battle of the gods was between Tiamat and Merodach.
3It then contains prayers and invocations to the Gods, Merodach and Nebo.
4No king could reign aright if Merodach were not restored to E-sagila.
5O Merodach, our avenger, we give thee sovereignty over the entire Universe.
1Vul-lush IV, sacrificed to Bel-Merodach, Nebo, and Nergal, in their respective high seats at Babylon, Borsippa, and Cutha.
2Two years later he "took the hands" of Bel-Merodach, and was thereby adopted by the god as his own son.
3Dav-Kina, the wife of Hoa, is clearly the Dauke or Davke of Damascius who was the wife of Ails and mother of Belus (Bel-Merodach).
4E-Saggil, the great temple of Bel-Merodach, rose in the midst of Babylon; the temple of Nebo, his "prophet" and interpreter, rose hard by in Borsippa.
5009.jpg Bel-merodach, Armed With the Thunderbolt, Does Battle With the Tumultuous Tiamat.
1A son of Merodach-baladan, Nabu-shumishkun, was taken prisoner, but Ummân-minânu and Mushezîb-marduk escaped unhurt from the fatal field.
2According to Hammurabi, the Code was given to him personally by Marduk.
3Associated with Marduk in the creation of mankind is a goddess Aruru.
4Present my deeds favourably unto Samas and Marduk; speak in my behalf.
5Then Tiâmat and Marduk, chief of the gods, advanced towards one another.
6A wife of Marduk may leave her estate to whomsoever she wishes.
7And whenever Marduk got stuck, he would ask his father Enki for help.
8The rest of the narrative, so far as preserved, is concerned with Marduk.
9By Marduk, the chief magician of the gods, be ye foresworn.
10After this incidental mention of Aruru, the narrative passes back undisturbed to Marduk.
11There is a representation of Marduk here on this stele-theCode of Hammurabi.
12Marduk, what can I tell thee that thou dost not know?
13All brought downriver by those miserable boats, Marduk curse them all!
14The priests of Marduk set the fashion in theological thought.
15The storm-god En-lil is set aside to make room for the solar deity Marduk.
16The gods recall with gratitude Marduk's service in vanquishing Tiâmat.