This is the first comprehensive study of Babylonian prayers dedicated to Marduk, the god of Babylon, since J. Hehn's essay Hymnen und Gebete an Marduk (1905). Marduk was the god of the city of Babylon and was the most important god in Babylonia from the time of Hammurabi (the 18th century BCE) onwards. In this book, Takayoshi Oshima presents an up-to-date catalog of all known Babylonian prayers dedicated to Marduk from different historical periods and offers critical editions of 31 ancient texts based on newly identified manuscripts and a collation of the previously published manuscripts. The author also discusses various aspects of Akkadian prayers to different deities and the ancient belief in the mechanism of punishment and redemption by Marduk.

This is the first comprehensive study of Babylonian prayers dedicated to Marduk, the god of Babylon, since J. Hehn's essay »Hymnen und Gebete an Marduk« (1905). Marduk was the god of the city of Babylon and was the most important god in Babylonia from the time of Hammurabi (the 18th century BCE) onwards. In this book, Takayoshi Oshima presents an up-to-date catalog of all known Babylonian prayers dedicated to Marduk from different historical periods and offers critical editions of 31 ancient texts based on newly identified manuscripts and a collation of the previously published manuscripts. The author also discusses various aspects of Akkadian prayers to different deities and the ancient belief in the mechanism of punishment and redemption by Marduk.

These studies take up several themes that the author has pursued in addition to his work on witchcraft literature and Gilgamesh. The volume contains general articles on Mesopotamian magic, religion, and mythology; studies, synchronic and diachronic, on Akkadian prayers; treatments of literary classics; comparative studies of terms and phenomena; and examinations of legal texts.

A collector's edition of the long-lost translated cuneiform tablet collection, revealing secret underground methods to acquire direct communication with what some call "alien intelligences" via a program of ancient-styled Babylonian-inspired devotion, reviving the same techniques as ancient Mardukite priests of the Sumerian Anunnaki in Mesopotamia. This amazing 10th Anniversary collector's edition of "The Book of Marduk by Nabu" reflects a very real modern philosophical and meta-spiritual "New Thought" movement aligned specifically with the Anunnaki paradigm. In ancient Babylon, this was famously celebrated among the followers of MARDUK--recognized among the pantheon as patron of Babylon city and self-made Anunnaki "King of the Gods" for the "Mardukite" or "Babylonian" branch of the Mesopotamian mythos, with the assistance of the Nabu priesthood of scribes. Ten years ago, materials from "The Complete Book of Marduk by Nabu" circulated underground, serving as an early cornerstone of "Mesopotamian Neopaganism," paving the way for a decade of developmental research and experimentation by the "Mardukite ResearchOrganization" of "Mardukite Chamberlains." Selections included in this revised and expanded, beautifully crafted, portable hardcover Mardukite Liber-W+Z volume have also inspired many other incredible literary classics, including "The Complete Anunnaki Bible" and "The Sumerian Legacy" by Joshua Free. In commemoration of the anniversary release of a "complete" Book of Marduk by Nabu, additional portions once released separately as "The Book of Zagmuk" are also included, detailing the annual Spring Equinox Festival or Babylonian "Akiti"/"Akitu" New Year Rituals. As an additional bonus, this special edition of a favored underground classic now includes graphic images of Mesopotamian Art that beautifully supplements key information, as reproduced from "The Anunnaki Tarot" guidebook by Joshua Free and Kyra Kaos--forthcoming in June 2019.

Originally published in 1896, this text contains the cunieform text of 60 clay tablets written between 669-625 BC. These tablets were inscribed with prayers and religious compositions of a devotional and magical character and there is little doubt that they were compiled from Babylonian sources.