Marduk God
what did people believe the Marduk God was?
They believed he was a god of fairness and judgement.
What role did the priestess play
They were healers, advisors, and administrators and preformed rituals that influenced state decisions, advising rulers, managing city resources, and even speaking publicly before political assemblies.
what was a ziggurat ?
it was a place where the people, king, and priest would go to pray to there God's
What was Ishtar /Inanna Goddess often called
She was often called the queen of Heaven
What God was he known as
He was known as the god of the sun, justice, truth, and doing what is right.
What did people believe he was linked to?
He was linked to creation, water, plants, and even magic.
what was the main thing priestess did
acting as advisors, healers, and administrators.
why were people not aloud in the blue building on top of the ziggurat?
The blue building is where the gods go to rest and that building was only for the gods.
What was she the goddess of?
of love, beauty, and war.
what did people see him as?
He was seen as a protector who helped people in trouble and made sure justice was served.
What was his main temple called?
His main temple was called Esagila (located in Babylon).
what would priestesses manage?
City resources
why were normal people aloud on the first layer
people were not aloud on the second layer because only the priest and king were aloud in the second layer.
what did she represent?
Love, beauty and even desire.
did he make sure justice was served.
yes
What would priestesses perform?
Religious rituals
What was the nickname for the ziggurat
stairway to heaven.
what were her symbols.
Her symbols were a lion, dove, eight pointed star.
what did he help people in
Making sure justice was served
what did priestesses hold significant amounts of?
Power and authority
why would people leave little figures on the ziggurat.
There statues represented them like they were praying as if they were always praying to there gods.
what else did Ishtar represent besides love, beauty, and desire?
war and political power
what did his name refer to.
Utu and Shamash refers to the same Mesopotamian deity, with Utu being the Sumerian name and Shamash being the Akkadian/Babylonian name for the sun god and the god of justice and truth.