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Amel-Marduk ( Babylonian cuneiform: Amēl-Marduk, [1] meaning "man of Marduk "), [1] also known as Awil-Marduk, [2] or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach [1] ( Biblical Hebrew: אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ , ʾĔwīl Mərōḏaḵ ), was the third king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BC until his overthrow ...
Neriglissar (Babylonian cuneiform: Nergal-šar-uṣur or Nergal-šarra-uṣur, meaning "Nergal, protect the king") was the fourth king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from his usurpation of the throne in 560 BC to his death in 556 BC.
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, pious prince, the favorite of the god Marduk, exalted ruler who is the beloved of the god Nabû, the one who deliberates (and) acquires wisdom, the one who constantly seeks out the ways of their divinity (and) reveres their dominion, the indefatigable governor who is mindful of provisioning Esagil and Ezida ...
Amel-Marduk, also known as Awil-Marduk, or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach, was the third king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BC until his overthrow and murder in 560 BC. He was the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II.
Main deeds. Original name: Nabû-šuma-ukîn. Falls victim to a court conspiracy; is sent to jail, where he meets former king Jehoiachin of Judah. Before Ulûlu 566: released; he accepts a new name, Amel-Marduk ("Man of Marduk") 562: Becomes king after the death of his father. Releases Jehoiachin ( 2 Kings 25.27-30; more...)
Amel-Marduk, also known as Amēl-Marduk, Evil-Merodach, Awil-Marduk or Amil-Marduk was the son of Nebuchadnezzar II and a king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon7/ Amēl-Marduk (561–560 BC), Neriglissar (559–556 BC), and Nabonidus (555–539 BC) were the last native kings of Babylon. In this modern scholarly edition of the complete extant corpus of royal inscriptions from each of their reigns, Frauke Weiershäuser and Jamie Novotny provide updated and ...
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