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Marduk-zâkir-šumi, inscribed mdAMAR.UTU-za-kir-MU in a reconstruction of two kinglists, [i 1] [i 2] 'Marduk pronounced the name', [1] was a king of Babylon from 855 to 819 BC during the mixed dynastic period referred to in antiquity as the dynasty of E.
During years 851 and 850 BC, the Assyrian king Salmānu-ašarēdu III came to Marduk-zâkir-šumi‘s aid (ana nīrārūtišu) and campaigned in concert [nb 1] to force him to flee to the Jasubu mountainous region northeast, area of lower Diyāla.
Forced to flee to Babylonia, Shamshi-Adad V (823–811) finally managed to regain the kingship with the help of Marduk-zakir-shumi I under humiliating conditions. As king he campaigned with varying success in southern Armenia and Azerbaijan, later turning against Babylonia.
Divine cylinder seal with the god Marduk and cuneiform inscription (dedication by Marduk-zakir-shumi I), from Parthian Period house, Amran Ibu Ali Mound, Babylon, Iraq.
In history of Mesopotamia: Shalmaneser III and Shamshi-Adad V of Assyria. In Babylonia, Marduk-zakir-shumi I ascended the throne about the year 855. His brother Marduk-bel-usati rebelled against him, and in 851 the king was forced to ask Shalmaneser for help.
The only anthropomorphic depiction of M., which is identified by a cuneiform caption, is found on a lapis lazuli cylinder of Mar-duk–zakir–shumi I (854–819) from Babylon (1*). The god is shown in a long robe with starlike applications, holding the ring–and– rod in his left hand and a scimitar in his right.
Mar 22, 2017 · Marduk-zākir-šumi, king of the world, prince who reveres him, in order to ensure his good health (and) the well-being of his descendant (s), to prolong his days, to confirm his reign, to defeat his enemy, and to live in safety in his (the god Marduk’s) presence forever, had made and presented (to Marduk this) seal of shining lapis lazuli,
