Imhullu- Mesopotamian ArtifactArtifact · Weapon
Also known as: Imḫullu
Description
The wind-weapon wielded by Marduk against Tiamat in the Enuma Elish. When Tiamat opened her mouth to swallow him, Marduk drove the Imhullu into her, inflating her body so he could split her in two and fashion the world from her remains.
Mythology & Lore
The Evil Wind
When the divine assembly charged Marduk with defeating Tiamat's monstrous army, he gathered an arsenal: a bow forged from lightning and a great net gifted by Anu. To these he added seven winds, the Imhullu among them. Its name means "Evil Wind," the kind of force that flattened reed houses and stripped fields to bare earth.
Marduk rode out in his storm chariot to face Tiamat in single combat. He entangled her in Anu's net. As she opened her mouth to swallow him whole, Marduk drove the Imhullu directly into her gaping jaws. The wind filled her body, distending her from within so she could not close her mouth. Marduk shot an arrow through the opening, piercing her heart. He split her corpse in two halves, fashioning the sky from one and the earth from the other.
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