Marduk didn’t actually rule Babylon, he was an ancient god of Babylonia and chief god of the city of Babylon. His cult rose to prominence in the reign of Hammurabi, and Marduk became the omniscient king of the pantheon of gods, the creator of mankind and the god of light and life. In his various aspects he was the successor of the Sumerian earth god Enlil.

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