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- Nabu-shum-ukin changed his name to Amel-Marduk upon his release, possibly in reverence of the god Marduk to whom he had prayed.
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House. Dynasty of E. (mixed dynasties) Nabû-šuma-iškun, inscribed mdnabû-šuma-iškunun, [i 2] and meaning " Nabû has set a name", [1] was king of Babylon, speculatively ca. 761 – 748 BC (see below for provenance), and ruled during a time of great civil unrest.
Nabû-šuma-ukin I. Nabû-šuma-ukin I, inscribed mdNābû-šuma-ú-kin, [i 1] meaning “ Nabû has established legitimate progeny,” [2] was the 5th king listed in the sequence of the so-called dynasty of E, possibly a mixed series of dynasties, that ruled over Babylon during the early Iron Age. The exact duration of his reign is unknown but ...
May 7, 2024 · Amel-Marduk (Akkadian: Amēl-Marduk),[78] originally named Nabu-shum-ukin (Nabû-šum-ukīn)[78] – succeeded Nebuchadnezzar as king in 562 BC. His reign was marred with intrigues and he only ruled for two years before being murdered and usurped by his brother-in-law, Neriglissar.
- circa -585
- circa August 10, -560 (16-33)
- a.k.a. (Evil-Merodach)
May 21, 2024 · After Nebuchadnezzar’s death in 562 BC, his son, Amel-Marduk, succeeded him to the throne. Originally named Nabu-shum-ukin, Amel-Marduk’s reign was marred with intrigues and challenges. Unfortunately, his rule lasted only two years before he was murdered and usurped by his brother-in-law, Neriglissar.
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Amel-Marduk was the successor of his father, Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 605–562 BC). It seems that the succession to Nebuchadnezzar was troublesome and that the king's last years were prone to political instability.In one of the inscriptions written very late in his reign, after Nebuchadnezzar had already ruled for forty years, the king affirms that he ...
Very few cuneiform sources survive from Amel-Marduk's reign, and as such, almost nothing is known of his accomplishments. Despite being the legitimate successor of Nebuchadnezzar, Amel-Marduk was seemingly met with opposition from the very beginning of his rule, as indicated by the brevity of his tenure as king and by his negative portrayal in late...
From one of his inscriptions, found on a pillar of one of Babylon's bridges, Amel-Marduk's titles read as follows: Given that few inscriptions of Amel-Marduk are known, no more elaborate versions of his titulature are known. He may also have used the title 'king of Sumer and Akkad', used by other Neo-Babylonian kings.
Bibliography
1. Abraham, Kathleen (2012). "A Unique Bilingual and Biliteral Artifact from the Time of Nebuchadnezzar II in the Moussaieff Private Collection". In Lubetski, Meir; Lubetski, Edith (eds.). New Inscriptions and Seals Relating to the Biblical World. Society of Biblical Literature. ISBN 978-1589835566. 2. Albertz, Rainer (2018). "The Exilic Period as an Urgent Case for a Historical Reconstruction without the Biblical Text: the Neo-Babylonian Royal Inscriptions as a 'Primary Source'". In Grabbe,...
Nabu-shum-ukin changed his name to Amel-Marduk upon his release, possibly in reverence of the god Marduk to whom he had prayed. Amel-Marduk is remembered mainly for releasing Jeconiah after 37 years of imprisonment.
The Assyriologist Irving Finkel argued in 1999 that Nabu-shum-ukin was the same person as Amel-Marduk, who changed his name to "man of Marduk" once he was released as reverence towards the god to whom he had prayed.
