MARDUK
Marduk (Cuneiform: dAMAR.UTU;
Sumerian: amar utu.k "calf of the sun; solar calf";
Hebrew: מְרֹדַךְ,
Modern: Merōdaḵ,
Tiberian: Mərōḏaḵ) was a god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon who eventually rose to become the king of the gods in the First Millennium.
In the city of Babylon, Marduk was worshipped in the temple Esagila.
His symbol is the spade and he is associated with the Mušḫuššu.[2]
By the First Millennium BCE, Marduk had become astrologically associated with the planet Jupiter.
| Greek equivalent | Zeus[1] |
|---|---|
| Roman equivalent | Jupiter |
