Marduk and Asha and Ishatar
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Marduk
It is important to note that there is NO mention of Marduk prior to Nabû-kudurrī-uṣur I, who found a statue that he brought back to Babylon, which — according to him — was a sign that he was the “Rightful King.”
It looks like Marduk was a fiction invented by Nabû-kudurrī-uṣur I in 1,000 BCE, which — using Nano literature of Mesopotamia — he used to “prove” he was King of Babylon.
Marduk = Calf of The Sun with “Sin” for Moon.
Light and Sun vs. Moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marduk
Marduk (Cuneiform: 𒀭𒀫𒌓 ᵈAMAR.UTU; Sumerian: amar utu.k “calf of the sun; solar calf”; Hebrew: מְרֹדַךְ, Modern: Merōdaḵ, Tiberian: Mərōḏaḵ) is a god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of Babylon who eventually rose to power in the 1st millennium BC. In Babylon, Marduk was worshiped in the temple Esagila. His symbol is the spade and he is associated with the Mušḫuššu.[2]
Marduk was commonly called Bēl (lord) in the First Millennium BC.[8]
Some historians believe that Marduk was a precursor to modern Judeo-Christian religions, as he is credited with creating humanity, similar to how God created Adam and Eve in the Book of Genesis.
Anna agrees with this. 100%.
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Verses 29-30: The denouement of the narrative takes place in these last verses. Daniel is elevated in rank and Belshazzar is killed.
Daniel 6 starts by relating that *Darius the Mede is king. From this it can be derived that according to the Book of Daniel, the Babylonian Empire ended with the death of Belshazzar. The Babylonian Empire was taken over by the Medes-Persian Empire and their gods. However, the narrative of Dan 5 clearly indicates that it was the God of Israel who gave the Babylonian Empire to the Medes and Persians.
2 Marduk and Elohim’s Final Battle
In Dan 5 the god-space of Marduk is indicated by the following:
- the Babylonian king, Belshazzar;
- the images of the Babylonian pantheon;
- the banquet hall;
The smaller narrative of Dan 5 starts with no indications of any spatial markers embodying the God of Israel. Dan 5 thus starts in the same way as Dan 3, for the narrative of Dan 3 starts out with no spatial embodiments of the God of Israel either. Within the cognitive worldview of the ancient Near Eastern people, this would have been expected since the story is set deep within Marduk’s god-space. No foreign gods were supposed to have any spatial authority within the god-space of the Babylonian high-god. Only one high-god can hold authority over a specific god-space. The exact reasons for the banquet held by Belshazzar are not indicated in the text of Dan 5. However, in v. 4 of the narrative it is stated that Belshazzar and his guests praised the images of their gods. In light of the possibility that the city of Babylon was under siege by the Medes and Persians, it is possible that the banquet was an opportunity to call on Marduk’s protection against the foreign invaders. As high-god Marduk was the protector of not only Belshazzar,57 his king, but also of the entire Babylonian Empire. As protector of the realm, Marduk is called upon to take a stand against the enemies of Babylon and to defend his god-space. It is only natural then to assume that no embodiments proclaiming the authority of foreign gods would be present, except for when such embodiments can be used for humiliation and degradation of other deities in the presence of Marduk in order to honour the high-god.
According to vv. 22-23, the degradation and humiliation of the God of Israel was the exact reason behind Belshazzar bringing Elohim’s Temple treasures to the banquet. This sacred treasure was originally made to glorify the God of Israel, but since He was supposed to be a conquered Deity, Elohim’s Temple treasure was now used as a symbol of mockery by the Babylonian king. This is in congruence with the reason why Elohim’s Temple treasures were brought to Babylon and placed in Marduk’s temple in the first place (Dan 1:1-4).58 In the eyes of the Babylonians the God of Israel was a conquered Deity whose god-spaces belonged to Marduk who had invaded Elohim’s holy city of Jerusalem as well as his Temple. According to Daniel (Dan 5:22), Nebuchadnezzar was the predecessor of Belshazzar. Despite Nebuchadnezzar’s victories over the kingdom of Judah, the Babylonian king and his high-god Marduk soon learned that the God of Israel is not restricted to structured god-spaces as most ancient near eastern cultures believed deities were. Not only could the Israelite God operate within Marduk’s god-space, but even as a so-called degraded deity, He could still defeat Marduk within his own god-space. Elohim’s power and ability to operate outside cognitive structured god-spaces, was later recognised by Nebuchadnezzar.59 Belshazzar seemed to have forgotten the lessons his predecessor Nebuchadnezzar had learned with regard to the God of Israel. Later on in the narrative Belshazzar’s error is pointed out to him by Daniel (Dan 5:22). Instead of calling on Elohim for help, Belshazzar possibly still believed that Marduk would protect him and his kingdom. This is not stated by the text, but it is stated that Belshazzar in his arrogance set himself up against Elohim.
On Belshazzar’s command (Dan 5:2) the Temple treasures of Elohim are brought to the banquet. The king and his quests want to use these treasures for their pleasure and in doing so, humiliate Elohim – the conquered God. The narrative of Dan 5 now takes an interesting turn. Although the banquet hall starts out as part of the god-space of Marduk, it soon
becomes what can cogni-tively be described as contested space.60 Just as in Dan 3, Marduk’s authority is challenged unexpectedly.
Suddenly a hand appears and begins to write on one of the walls. This frightens the Babylonian king who is devoted to Marduk. Neither he nor his counsellors could read the words the hand had written. It is safe to argue that Belshazzar would have assumed that the written words were a message or omen from the gods. But why then was he, as the representative of Marduk (see fig. 1), and his wise men unable to read the written words? As the narrative progresses it turns out that the message was indeed not from Marduk, but in fact from a deity who challenged Marduk.
The challenge to Marduk’s authority comes from a deity who was supposed to have been defeated and his territories conquered. The challenger turns out to be the same Deity whose Temple treasures were used by the king as a symbol of degradation. The queen persuaded the king to call on the Jew Daniel, for he is someone in whom the gods reside (vv. 10-12).
However, when Daniel is brought before the king it becomes clear that he is not a vessel of the Babylonian gods, but a vessel of the true God of Israel. Daniel was thus a vessel of the same God who previously challenged Marduk on more than one occasion and who had even defeated Marduk within his own god-space (Dan 1 and 3). In this way, the author utilises Daniel as a spatial marker Elohim.61 The message on the wall was from the God of Israel.
As stated above, Dan 1-5 forms a larger narrative that describes the war between two deities (i.e. **Elohim and Marduk). In Dan 1 and 3 Elohim showed that He had the ability to overpower Marduk within the high-god’s own god-space. In Dan 1, the God of Israel starts to invade Marduk’s god-space. In Dan 3-4 it is shown that Marduk loses authority over his own territory (i.e. the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon) and his king. Cognitively the battle between Elohim and Marduk enters its final round in Dan 5. Marduk took up his defences in Belshazzar’s banquet hall. All the other Babylonian gods are present as well. Ultimately Marduk’s last defences are defeated.
From the context of the subordinate narrative of Dan 5 it is clear that the hand that wrote on the wall was sent by Elohim. Cognitively speaking the hand is an extension of Elohim’s authority and god-space. It can be considered as Elohim Himself who wrote on the wall. As with Daniel, the author utilises the hand on the wall as a spatial embodiment of Elohim. On a cognitive level two things happened when Elohim wrote on the wall. Firstly Elohim bridged Mar-duk’s last defences by connecting the space outside the banquet hall with the space of Marduk inside the hall (see figure 2 below). From the larger more dominant narrative of Dan 1-5 it is clear that at this stage in the battle between the two deities, the space outside the banquet hall (i.e. the plain of Dura and the province of Babylon) already belong to Elohim and not Marduk. In this way the banquet hall becomes what can cognitively be described as contested space. Secondly, through the writing on the wall, it becomes what can cognitively be described as inscribed space. When Elohim inscribed the wall He cognitively proclaimed that the royal banquet hall also belonged to his god-space and not to that of Marduk. Two tests are now given to Marduk and if he passes, he can still proclaim his authority. The first test posed to him is to give his wise men the knowledge to read and interpret the writings and the second test is to protect his king and thus the city of Babylon.
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*We have another source that Darius is The Liar… and Darius changes Truth. Darius The Liar, which means…The Book of Daniel was written by a Liar and must be questioned.
Hypothesis : I don’t believe Marduk was destroyed. I believe Darius was Syncretised by Darius The Liar.
**I believe the Two Deities were Lie (Evil) and Truth (Asha)
“Marduk is the “son of the sun” of the gods, radiant is he.”[9][a] While the name may suggest a relationship with Shamash, Marduk has no genealogy with the sun god.[11] However, Babylon was closely associated with the city of Sippar in this period, which may have been the reason for the name.[12]
“He is the “son of the sun” of the gods, radiant is he… as if the Council of Nicaea took it right out of the lore of the day and pasted it together.
They Appropriated the New Religion into the Old. And this is how.
From Babylon :
Kingu, in Mesopotamian mythology, the consort of Tiamat. The creation epic Enuma elish tells how Tiamat, determined to destroy the other gods, created a mighty army and set Kingu at its head. When Kingu saw Marduk coming against him, however, he fled. After Tiamat’s defeat, Kingu was taken captive and executed; the god Enki (Ea) created humans from his blood.
According to Gilgamesh and Babylon, EA brought the Flood, Marduk’s Father.