Home›Babylonian Deities›PantheonBrowse ByPantheonThis page groups deities by the named pantheon or deity type they belong to, the specific cultural system of gods such as the Greek, Norse or Egyptian pantheon. Wikipedia defines a pantheon as "the particular set of all gods of any individual polytheistic religion, mythology, or tradition." Browsing this way lets a visitor stay inside one mythological system, or compare the same role, such as a sky god, across several pantheons at once.FactsLearn MorePantheonSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsAttestationEra of AttestationWell-attestedAttested in Akkadian-language sources from the later third millennium BCE. The theology of Marduk's supremacy is set out in Enuma Elish, most often dated to the late second millennium, and the latest cuneiform copies of Babylonian religious texts are of the first century CE. 3Veneration TodayWell-attestedThe cult ended with the cuneiform culture that carried it; no continuous worship survives. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe gods of Babylonia and Assyria: largely the Sumerian pantheon inherited under Akkadian names and reordered around the elevation of Marduk as city-god of Babylon. The material is written in Akkadian on cuneiform tablets, and it is one of the fullest documented pantheons of the ancient world. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedDeities 1Learn MoreThe gods of Babylon This group gathers the deities of Babylonian religion, the later Mesopotamian tradition that inherited and reworked the older Sumerian pantheon. Its theology is set out in myths such as the Enuma Elish, which narrates the rise of Marduk, the city-god of Babylon, to supremacy over the gods. The browser will find Marduk and his son Nabu, the sky-god Anu, the storm-god Enlil, the wisdom-god Ea (Enki), the love-and-war goddess Ishtar (Inanna), and the sun-god Shamash, keeper of justice. Many are the same powers worshipped under Sumerian names elsewhere in the atlas; the entries note the correspondence.PantheonFilter Results1 entryDivine HeadshipAllHeadship passed between gods as political centres rose and fell (1)Era of Attestation End YearAll100 (1)Era of Attestation Start YearAll1900 BCE (1)How Mortals Enter the PantheonAllNo recognised route from mortal to god (1)Membership of the PantheonAllForeign gods are adopted and identified with gods already held (1)Principal Cult CentreAllEsagila, the temple of Marduk at Babylon (1)Structure of the PantheonAllA council of gods that meets, deliberates and decides (1)Succession Between Divine GenerationsAllA younger generation displaced an older one by force (1)The Creator and the Ruling GodsAllThe creator of the world also rules the pantheon (1)Veneration TodayAllHistorically attested; no continuous cult (1)Show ResultsBabylonianPantheon10 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddessestier 1Nicole Brisch (ed.), Oracc / Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus, University of Pennsylvania, 2011IntroductionView the Source3. Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Otherstier 1Stephanie Dalley, Oxford University Press, 2000Introduction to Enuma ElishView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.