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Marduk

Marduk was the chief god of Babylon, elevated to head of the Mesopotamian pantheon as Babylon's power grew. His cult was central to the legitimacy of Babylonian kings under the Babylonian and Chaldean empires. Cyrus the Great presented his conquest of Babylon as the will of Marduk, and Achaemenid kings maintained his worship.

Marduk
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Mentioned in 5 profiles

Achaemenid EmpireGovernanceBabylonian EmpireGovernance, Impact, DeclineChaldean EmpireSocioeconomy, Governance, DeclineElamite ConfederationImpactAkkadianLiterature

Mentioned in 3 state histories

Kassite BabyloniaMiddle Elamite kingdomSecond Dynasty of Isin

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Marduk. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marduk
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“Marduk.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marduk. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Marduk.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marduk.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Marduk’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marduk (Accessed: ).

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