Protected by MardukCalling down curses on anyone who defaces it, this ninth-century stela from Babylon is dedicated to a priest of Marduk by his son. British Museum, London Photograph by Erich ...

"Babylon" is marked on only one end of the Euphrates, even though it occupied both banks for most of its history. Above the map is a block of text describing the creation of the world by Marduk ...

The Akitu Festival was celebrated on 12 consecutive days during the Assyrian-Babylonian empires period ... would take the statue of Nabu, son of Marduk, inside the temple to be worshipped.