He was also regarded as the son of Ea (Sumerian Enki) and Damkina and the heir of Anu, but whatever special traits Marduk may have had were overshadowed by the political development through which the Euphrates valley passed and which led to people of the time imbuing him with traits belonging to gods who in an earlier period were recognized as the heads of the pantheon.
È stato considerato come il figlio di Ea (Enki in sumero) e Damkina nonché erede di Anu, ma qualsiasi tratto caratteristico Marduk potesse possedere, fu offuscato dagli sviluppi politici attraverso cui la valle dell’Eufrate fu sottoposta infondendo in lui tratti caratteristici, in precedenza attribuiti solamente alle divinità maggiori del Pantheon babilonese.