[1] According to the god list An = Anum and the incantation series Šurpu, Mandanu belonged to the circle of Marduk, in whose court he fulfilled the role of guzalû, variously translated as "throne-bearer,"[1] "chamberlain"[2] or "herald.
[1] In two passages of the topographical text Tintir = Babilu, Mandanu appears alongside the god Muštēšir-ḫablim, elsewhere described as "the ugallu (a lion-like mythical being) of Babylon.
[8] Manfred Krebernik argues that while well attested as a courtier of Marduk, Mandanu might have originally belonged to the circle of Enlil, citing the occasional equation with Nuska as possible evidence.
[9] The oldest attestations of Mandanu postdate the end of the Old Babylonian period, with only a single uncertain mention in an earlier text from Larsa.
[6] It bore the ceremonial Sumerian name Erabriri, "house of the shackle which holds in check," also applied to temples of Pabilsag and Ennugi in lexical lists.
[13] Andrew R. George points out that Mandanu and Ennugi occupied the same position in the respective courts of Marduk and Enlil, which according to him might explain the identical names of their temples.
[16] A socle dedicated to Madanu, the Enigerimnudib, "house which lets not evil pass,"[17] was located in the grand court (kisalmaḫ) of the Esagil temple complex in Babylon, probably to the south of the main structure itself.