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Marduk-apla-iddina II (Akkadian: D MES.A.SUM-na; in the Bible Merodach-Baladan or Berodach-Baladan, lit. Marduk has given me an heir) was a Chaldean leader from the Bit-Yakin tribe, originally established in the territory that once made the Sealand in southern Babylonia.
- circa 694 BC
- 722–710, 703–702 BC
Mar 22, 2017 · Marduk-apla-iddina (II), <king> of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, had baked bricks made (for) the bridge over the Nār-Bānītu canal, which from […]. He had (the bridge) built in order to ensure his good health and his life, and he presented (it to her).
Mar 13, 2024 · On the accession of Sargon II to the Assyrian throne (721), the Chaldean Marduk-apla-iddina II (the biblical Merodach-baladan ), ruler of Bit-Yakin (a district of Chaldea), seized the Babylonian throne and, despite Assyrian opposition, held it from 721 to 710. He finally fled, however, and Bit-Yakin was placed under Assyrian control.
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Marduk-apla-iddina II was a Chaldean leader from the Bit-Yakin tribe, originally established in the territory that once made the Sealand in southern Babylonia. He seized the Babylonian throne in 722 BC from Assyrian control and reigned from 722 BC to 710 BC, and from 703 BC to 702 BC.
Land grant to Marduk-apla-iddina I by Meli-Shipak II; Material: Limestone: Height: c. 76 cm: Width: 42 cm: Created: c. 1180 BC: Discovered: 1899 Shush, Khuzestan, Iran: Present location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
But when the latter's short reign was ended by the revolt of his brother Sargon II (721-705 BC), which caused rebellions all over the empire, Babylonia was again claimed by a Chaldean chief: Marduk-apla-iddina II (721-710 BC, known from the Bible as Merodach-baladan) of Bit-Yakin. Babylonia was lost to Assyria for twelve years.
Marduk-apla-iddina I, contemporarily written in cuneiform as 𒀭𒀫𒌓𒌉𒍑𒋧𒈾 d AMAR.UTU-IBILA-SUM-na and meaning in Akkadian: "Marduk has given an heir", was the 34th Kassite king of Babylon c. 1171–1159 BC (short chronology).
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