The has confirmed long-held beliefs they had the "mighty God of Creation, Marduk," and other mythical beasts such as scorpion-man and Anzu - the lion-headed bird. According to Mesopotamian mythology, ...

In Ludlul, the god Marduk is described through metaphors in contrasting emotional states: he is angry and wrathful, but his anger relents, and his mood becomes merciful. However, these metaphors never ...