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From the same list we learn that there was a temple to Marduk in Ashur in which the cult of the Shamash, Sarpanitum, Ramman, Ninib, Anunit was also carried on; similarly, in the temples of Ashur, of Gula, and of Ninib, other gods were worshipped.
From Ashurbanabal, again, we learn that the 25th day of Siwan the third month was sacred to Belit of Babylon, and on that day a procession took place in her honor. The Belit meant is Sarpanitum in her original and independent rôle as a goddess of fertility. The statue of the goddess, carried about, presumably in her ship, formed the chief feature of the procession.
In a list of temples we find such designations as 'house of light, 'house of the brilliant precinct, 'great place, 'lofty and brilliant wall, 'house of great splendor, 'the splendor of heaven and earth, 'house without a rival, 'light of Shamash. The seat of Sarpanitum in E-Sagila, is known as 'the gate of widespread splendor'; E-salgisa, 'the treasury, as the name of a temple in Girsu, may belong here.
To Marduk and Sarpanitum the 16th day is assigned, besides the 3d and 7th days as above set forth; to Ramman and his consort the 6th, to the old Bel and Belit the 5th, the 12th, the 25th, and to Nergal and Bau the 27th. At times two male deities are in association.
Lastly, it is interesting to note that Ashurbanabal recognizes by the side of Belit-Ishtar, the wife of Ashur, the older Belit, the wife of the Bel of Nippur, to whom, in association with Anu and Bel, he attributes his victory over the Arabs. Sarpanitum.
The temple in the city of Ashur, which Tiglathpileser I. enriches with presents consisting of the images of the deities vanquished by the king, may in reality have been sacred to the Belit of Babylonia, but Tiglathpileser, for whom Bel becomes merely a designation of Marduk, does not feel called upon to pay his devotions to the Babylonian Sarpanitum, and so converts the old Belit into 'the lofty wife, beloved of Ashur. Sargon, on the other hand, who calls one of the gates of his palace Belit ilâni 'mistress of the gods, seems to mean by this, the consort of Ea.
It rarely happens that all the links in such a process are preserved, but in this case, the epithets borne by Sarpanitum-Erua, such as 'lady of the deep, 'mistress of the place where the fish dwell, 'voice of the deep, point the way towards the solution of the problem involved in the amalgamation of Erua and Sarpanitum. Nabu.
I.e., the Intercalated Elul. Lit., 'raising of his hand to a god' the attitude in prayer. Text erroneously 'mistress. Here and elsewhere Ishtar is used in a generic sense for 'chief goddess'; in the present case Sarpanitum. See above, pp. 82, 151, 206. 'Belit, as 'mistress' in general. Lit., 'place of secrecy, the reference being to that portion of the temple where the god sat enthroned.
Such a course would emphasize the central position of Marduk among the gods, and accordingly, we find that the chief gods of Babylonia are represented by shrines within the sacred precincts of his great temples at Babylon and Borsippa. First among these shrines is that of Marduk's consort, Sarpanitum.
To Sin, the great god, he offers sacrifices. His prayer to the god is acceptable. On the 3d day, a day of supplication to Marduk and Sarpanitum, a favorable day. At night, in the presence of Marduk and Ishtar, the king brings his gift. Sacrifices he is to offer so that his prayer may be acceptable. On the 6th day, sacred to Ramman and Belit, a favorable day.
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