Open Access BASE2017

The Exaltation of Divinity in Mesopotamia: Marduk and Sin, two Possible Political Instruments in Babylon ; La exaltación de la divinidad en Mesopotamia: Marduk y Sin, dos posibles instrumentos políticos en Babilonia

Abstract

The Babylon of Hammurabi in the 17th century BC became a territorial and a religious capital of Mesopotamia, as to its tutelary god, Marduk, who became the commander of the Babylonian pantheon. Almost thirteen centuries after, Nabonidus, an usurper of the Babyloninan throne, wanted to give the godly supremacy that held Marduk to the lunar god Sin. This decision caused him a confrontation with Marduk's priests, and eventually, his exile, the Babylonian throne and, even, his own life. ; La Babilonia de Hammurabi, en el siglo xviii a.C., se convirtió en capital territorial y religiosa de Mesopotamia a la par que su dios tutelar, Marduk, fue encumbrado como jefe del panteón babilonio. Casi trece siglos después, Nabónido, un usurpador del trono de Babilonia, quiso entregar la supremacía que hasta entonces ostentaba Marduk al dios lunar Sin, una decisión que le valió la enemistad con el clero de Marduk y, en definitiva, le costó el exilio, el trono de Babilonia e, incluso, la vida.

Languages

Spanish; Castilian

Publisher

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

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