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Marduk was commonly called Bēl (lord) in the First Millennium BC. [8] The etymology for the name Marduk is generally understood to be derived from d amar-utu-(a)k, meaning "bull-calf of Utu". [6] Sommerfield suggests this is used to explain the name Marduk in the Enuma Elish: as "He is the "son of the sun [a]" of the gods, radiant is he."
Amel-Marduk (Babylonian cuneiform: Amēl-Marduk, [1] meaning "man of Marduk"), [1] also known as Awil-Marduk, [2] or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach [1] (Biblical Hebrew: אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ , ʾĔwīl Mərōḏaḵ), was the third emperor of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BCE until his overthrow and murder in 560 BCE.
As Marduk took over the role of King of the gods from Enlil and inherited both his cultic roles and epithets as well as his position within the pantheon – the role of the most important son of the father of the gods that had previously belonged to Ninurta as son of Enlil (now replaced by Marduk); was thus taken over by Nabu, and Nabu became ...
Marduk-nādin-aḫḫē, inscribed md AMAR.UTU-na-din-MU, reigned c. 1095–1078 BC, was the sixth king of the Second Dynasty of Isin and the 4th Dynasty of Babylon. [ i 2 ] He is best known for his restoration of the Eganunmaḫ in Ur and the famines and droughts that accompanied his reign.
Marduk-balāssu-iqbi, inscribed md AMAR.UTU-TI-su-iq-bi [i 2] or md SID-TI-zu-DUG 4, [i 3] meaning "Marduk has promised his life," [1]: 205 was the 8th king of the Dynasty of E of Babylon; he was the successor of his father Marduk-zākir-šumi I, and was the 4th and final generation of Nabû-šuma-ukin I's family to reign.
The Statue of Marduk, also known as the Statue of Bêl (Bêl, meaning "lord", being a common designation for Marduk), [2] was the physical representation of the god Marduk, the patron deity of the ancient city of Babylon, traditionally housed in the city's main temple, the Esagila. There were seven statues of Marduk in Babylon, but 'the' Statue ...
Labashi-Marduk (Neo-Babylonian Akkadian: 𒆷𒁀𒅆𒀭𒀫𒌓, romanized: Lâbâši-Marduk or Lā-bâš-Marduk, meaning "O Marduk, may I not come to shame") [1] was the fifth and penultimate king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling in 556 BC. He was the son and successor of Neriglissar.
Marduk-šāpik-zēri, inscribed in cuneiform d AMAR.UTU-DUB-NUMUN or phonetically -ša-pi-ik-ze-ri, and meaning “Marduk (is) the outpourer of seed”, reigned c. 1077–1065 BC, was the 7th king of the 2nd dynasty of Isin and 4th dynasty of Babylon and he ruled for thirteen years.