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Merodach

noun
1.
The chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu.  Synonyms: Baal Merodach, Bel-Merodach, Marduk.



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"Merodach" Quotes from Famous Books



... Assyria, was succeeded in 705 by Sennacherib. The opportunity was seized by Merodach Baladan of Babylon to secure his independence; and by means of an embassy he urged Hezekiah also to throw off the yoke. The proposal was adopted, and the king of Judah was joined by other petty kingdoms, especially some of the Philistine towns. Relations with Egypt were established ...
— Prolegomena to the History of Israel • Julius Wellhausen

... large drawings. One of the most elaborate of these was the embroidery on the royal robe. The pectoral was covered with scenes taken from Babylonian myths. On the upper part was Isdubar or Nimrod struggling with the lion; below this a splendid representation of Merodach, as the warrior of the gods armed for combat against the demon of evil, while the lower part was covered with representations of the worship of the sacred tree. The general character of Assyrian art, its attention to detail, and the wonderful skill in representing ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 • Various



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