Tutu was a minor Mesopotamian god. [1] The meaning and origin of his name are uncertain. [2]
He was originally the tutelary god of Borsippa, near Babylon, and appears in the name of an ensi (governor) of the area from the Ur III period, Puzur-Tutu. [3] References to worship him are also known from Kish and Sippar, [2] and he seemingly appears in theophoric names from Larsa, Babylon and Dilbat, [4] though it is uncertain if every instance of a divine name written as DU-DU or tu-tu in personal names refers to the same deity. [3] Tutu is still attested as a distinct deity in the role of the tutelary god of Borsippa during the reign of Hammurabi. [5]
As evidenced by god lists, he was syncretised with Marduk in later periods, similar to Asalluhi, a god of exorcisms and son of Enki, the agricultural god Enbilulu, as well as an otherwise unknown deity named Šazu. [6] In Enuma Elish, Tutu is one of the names bestowed upon Marduk, [6] seemingly one connected with Babylon's role as a center of refurbishing and ritually reviving damaged divine statues. [3] Tutu is also explained as a name of Marduk in an incantation from the Muššu'u series. [7] A reference to Tutu, treated as a name of Marduk, can also be found in the so-called Bird Call Text:
The cock is the bird of Enmešarra. Its cry is, "You sinned against Tutu." [8]
According to Wilfred G. Lambert, the use of Tutu as a name of Marduk ceased in the first millennium BCE, when it started to be used to refer to Nabu instead. [8] However, according to Francesco Pomponio, only a single neo-Assyrian text identifies Tutu as Nabu. [9] Nabu nonetheless started to be regarded as the tutelary god of Borsippa in the first millennium BCE. [10]
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