National God of the Babylonians.
The chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu.
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.