Mesopotamian Mythology and Religion - Emmeshara's Defeat - Non-Elaborate Posts - Post 2


Characters - Antagonist Side

 Emmeshara

 

 A primordial, ancestral deity; sometimes “lord of all me” (essences, divine decrees); an older generation of gods. His role in this myth is as antagonist to Marduk, ultimately defeated. He apparently held, by primordial right or inheritance, domains or “radiance / splendour” (zi-mu-ú), which are taken from him.

 

The Sebitti

 

 The “seven sons of Enmešarra”. A group of seven minor war gods/spirits. They act as his followers, are judged and in the preserved text are beheaded (or at least one line refers to their decapitation) by Marduk. Their doom is tied to their participation with Enmešarra.

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