It comprised eight sections built one upon the other. At the pinnacle was a smaller temple with luxurious couches and a golden table. Marduk was the Babylonian city god. As paramount god in the Babylonian pantheon, he was accorded the title King of heaven and earth.
Akiwa mungu mkuu, Marduk aliitwa mfalme wa mbingu na dunia. Jina la Mungu yaani God katika lugha ya Chaldee ni Bel.