This husband of Zarpanitu created the earth after he was dispatched to battle Qingu and acquire the Tablet of Destinies from Tiamat.
A stepdaughter of this god was a silent goddess known as the "Lady of Hearing and Favor," Tashmetum. Under the rule of Samsuditana, this god's son became popular at Borsippa, and the chapel of Ezida was installed within one of this god's temples for the worship of that son, Nabu. He ruled via a spear named Security and Obedience, and this god briefly fell out of favor during the reign of the Kassites. He was worshipped at the Esagila and Etemananki temples, with a poem in honor of him read at the former every New Year. He was asked to destroy and then recreate a constellation through words alone in a council headed by Lahmu and Lahamu, and, as a child, he was given the four winds as playthings, which annoyed his later enemy's attempts to sleep. This husband of Zarpanitu created the earth after he was dispatched to battle Qingu and acquire the Tablet of Destinies from Tiamat. For 10 points, name this chief Babylonian god.
A stepdaughter of this god was a silent goddess known as the "Lady of Hearing and Favor," Tashmetum.
{Marduk}