Asalluḫi

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Asalluḫi , the firstborn child of Eridu (Eridu-ga-ke 4 , dumu-sag d En-ki-ga-ke 4 (CT 24 12-17)), Asalluchi, (also Asariluḫi, "conjuring priest " ) is a Sumerian deity .

Asalluḫi is a helper god in ritual incantations . He is the son of Enki . From this he receives instructions for these incantations and he in turn reports to his father about the activities of the demons .

Asalluḫi is the first of the 50 names of Marduk . The following names also begin with the character Asal / Asar. The name Asalluḫi was given to Marduk by Anšar .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Andrea Seri: The Fifty Names of Marduk in "Enūma eliš" , p. 509.
  2. ^ Andrea Seri: The Fifty Names of Marduk in "Enūma eliš" , p. 511.