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355:) of the Esagil temple complex in Babylon, probably to the south of the main structure itself. Another socle of Mandanu located elsewhere within it, in the A-suda, was known as Edumununna, "house of the son of a prince." It is also possible that the Epirig, "house of the lion," which was located in the same complex, was dedicated to him. 328:. Andrew R. George points out that Mandanu and Ennugi occupied the same position in the respective courts of Marduk and Enlil, which according to him might explain the identical names of their temples. A gate located in Babylon, the Gate of Praise ( 836: 226:
Manfred Krebernik argues that while well attested as a courtier of Marduk, Mandanu might have originally belonged to the circle of Enlil, citing the occasional equation with
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The Image of Mesopotamian Divine Healers. Healing Goddesses and the Legitimization of Professional Asûs in the Mesopotamian Medical Marketplace
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Bartelmus, Alexa (2017). "Die Götter der Kassitenzeit. Eine Analyse ihres Vorkommens in zeitgenössischen Textquellen".
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perhaps to be connected with a reference to this god "going to Ḫursagkalamma" (Kish) known from a commentary on the
165:." Manfred Krebernik argues that the contexts in which this term appears would indicate that it was associated with 931: 195:." It has been proposed that he was a similar judge deity. He might have represented one of Marduk's weapons. In 339:), presumably in reference to a formal occasion during which he was believed to leave the city, according to 351:
dedicated to Madanu, the Enigerimnudib, "house which lets not evil pass," was located in the grand court (
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contains only various names attributed to him or to Marduk. It is assumed that it was a late addition.
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Rulers of Babylonia.From the Second Dynasty of Isin to the End of Assyrian Domination (1157-612 BC)
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A reconstruction of the Assyro-Babylonian god lists, AN:A-nu-um and AN:Anu šá Ameli
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The Revival of the Anu Cult and the Nocturnal Fire Ceremony at Late Babylonian Uruk
325: 289: 788: 185:, Mandanu appears alongside the god Muštēšir-ḫablim, elsewhere described as "the 251: 131: 215:
Andrew R. George proposes that in Babylon, Mandanu functioned as the spouse of
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itself. He was regarded as one of the deities belonging to the circle of
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god list, do not mention him. He was worshiped mostly in the north of
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indicates that he introduced Mandanu to the city Āl-gabbāri-bānî in
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is also attested, though the same signs could also be read as the
332:), could also be referred to as the Gate of the Entry of Madanu ( 266: 739:. Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta. Departement Oriëntalistiek. 242:, with only a single uncertain mention in an earlier text from 292:, Mandanu appears among the principal deities of the city of 238:
The oldest attestations of Mandanu postdate the end of the
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House most high: the temples of ancient Mesopotamia
48: 43: 33: 21: 308:which holds in check," also applied to temples of 502: 324:of Mandanu bearing the same name also existed in 265:, though attestations from the southern city of 273:are known too. Additionally, an inscription of 8: 157:, variously translated as "throne-bearer," " 153:, in whose court he fulfilled the role of 844:. New Haven: Yale Babylonian Collection. 526: 514: 461: 399: 250:invoking him has been identified in the 223:in relation to this goddess in Babylon. 681:Karduniaš. Babylonia under the Kassites 429: 377: 261:. He was worshiped chiefly in northern 637: 625: 613: 601: 589: 577: 565: 490: 478: 446: 414: 362:or the Nippur god list, tablet VII of 18: 871:. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns. 661: 649: 550: 103:Mandanu's name was written as either 7: 538: 201:, Mandanu instead appears alongside 149:, Mandanu belonged to the circle of 79:, and older documents, such as the 14: 894:Sibbing-Plantholt, Irene (2022). 358:While Mandanu is absent from the 683:. De Gruyter. pp. 245–312. 191:(a lion-like mythical being) of 173:Associations with other deities 736:Babylonian Topographical Texts 1: 706:Frame, Grant (1995). "Sūḫu". 304:name Erabriri, "house of the 867:Lambert, Wilfred G. (2013). 793:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 764:. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns. 87:, especially in the city of 787:Krebernik, Manfred (2008), 143:and the incantation series 953: 835:Litke, Richard L. (1998). 760:George, Andrew R. (1993). 733:George, Andrew R. (1992). 300:. It bore the ceremonial 137:According to the god list 869:Babylonian creation myths 818:10.1163/9789004364943_004 689:10.1515/9781501503566-011 26: 177:In two passages of the 134:of places of judgment. 503:Sibbing-Plantholt 2022 230:as possible evidence. 789:"Richtergott(heiten)" 716:10.3138/9781442657052 240:Old Babylonian period 77:Old Babylonian period 806:Krul, Julia (2018). 592:, pp. 304–305. 580:, pp. 136–137. 517:, pp. 356–357. 284:In inscriptions of 341:Wilfred G. Lambert 115:, "to judge." 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Index

Babylon
Gula
Mesopotamian god
justice
Old Babylonian period
Nippur
Babylonia
Babylon
Marduk
logographic
theonym
Ištaran
deification
An = Anum
Šurpu
Marduk
chamberlain
herald
judicial power
topographical
ugallu
Babylon
Šurpu
Enlil
Ennugi
Gula
Ninurta
Nuska
Old Babylonian period
Larsa

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