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celestial hierarchy

The Assembly of the Gods

Babylonian kingship among the gods is granted by vote and can be revoked. Marduk is elected to fight Tiamat and confirmed afterwards with fifty names — a constitutional arrangement rather than an uncreated sovereignty.

Enuma Elish · c. 1100 BCE

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The Assembly of the GodsThe Assembly of the GodsThe primordial pairThe primordial pairTiamat — salt wa…Split like a flat fi…Tiamat — salt water — Split like a flat fish to make the world.Apsu — fresh waterKilled by Ea before the main a…Apsu — fresh water — Killed by Ea before the main action.The elder godsThe elder godsEnlilHeld the Tablet of D…Enlil — Held the Tablet of Destinies until Marduk displaced him.Enki / EaWisdom, incantation,…Enki / Ea — Wisdom, incantation, and the loophole.ShamashSees everything, so …Shamash — Sees everything, so judges.The elected kingThe elected kingMardukGranted kingship in …Marduk — Granted kingship in exchange for fighting, then the fifty names.The great belowThe great belowEreshkigalHer law binds even g…Ereshkigal — Her law binds even gods who walk in.IshtarDescends through sev…Ishtar — Descends through seven gates and is hung on a hook.NergalPlague and the under…Nergal — Plague and the underworld.The demons of the incant…Not from the epics — from the …The demons of the incantations — Not from the epics — from the working spells and amulets.PazuzuMalevolent, and hung…Pazuzu — Malevolent, and hung above doors for that reason.LamashtuActs on her own auth…Lamashtu — Acts on her own authority, unlike lesser demons.AnzuSteals the Tablet of…Anzu — Steals the Tablet of Destinies.

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