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Updated: June 6, 2025
That is the force of Ea's saying that Marduk's name also shall be Ea just as his. This transference of the name of Ea to Marduk is in itself an indication that there must have existed a second version in Babylonia probably of later origin than the other of the creation of man, according to which Ea, and not Bel, was the creator.
This 'mistress' cannot be, as might at first blush appear, Ishtar or the old Belit, for elsewhere Ishtar, Belit, and Belit ilâni occur side by side. Sargon declares that he owes his wisdom to Ea and Belit ilâni. In naming the gates of his palace, he again associates Ea with 'the mistress of the gods, from which it is clear that the epithet is used of Ea's consort. Nin-gal.
While recognizing the 'deep' as the domain of Ea, the theologians saved Marduk's honor by having him take a part in fixing Ea's dwelling and in determining its limitations. With the carcass of Tiâmat stretched across the upper firmament and safely guarded, and with the Apsu under control, the way is clear for the formation of the earth.
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