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Quick facts for kids. Amel-Marduk. King of Babylon. The tablet recording the plea by the jailed prince Nabu-shum-ukin, probably the future Amel-Marduk. King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Reign. 7 October 562 BC – August 560 BC. Predecessor. Nebuchadnezzar II.
Amel-Marduk (d. 560 BC), was the son and successor of Nebuchadrezzar, , king of Babylon. He reigned only two years (562 - 560 BC). According to the Biblical Book of Kings, he pardoned and released Jehoiachin, king of Judah, who had been a prisoner in Babylon for thirty-seven years.
MARDUK mär’ dōōk. Marduk became chief god of the Babylonian pantheon at the time of Hammurabi. To him were transferred the functions and exploits of the storm-god and creator En-lil. His principal temple was the É-sag-ila, “the house that lifts up its head” in Babylon.
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Father: NebuchadnezzarMother: Amytis (?)Sister: Kasšaya (married to Neriglissar)Original name: Nabû-šuma-ukînFalls victim to a court conspiracy; is sent to jail, where he meets former king Jehoiachin of JudahBefore Ulûlu566: released; he accepts a new name, Amel-Marduk ("Man of Marduk")562: Becomes king after the death of his fatherIrving Finkel, "The Lament of Nabû-šuma-ukîn" in J. Renger (ed.), Babylon. Focus mesopotamischer Geschichte, Wiege früher Gelehrtsamkeit, Mythos in der Moderne(1999 Saaerbrücken) 323-341
Oct 10, 2014 · Daniel is involved through 539 when Cyrus comes to Babylon, but no mention is made of Amel-Marduk or Neriglissar. Ezekiel’s prophecies do not extend beyond 571 B.C. when Nebuchadnezzar was still ruling.
The Bible states that Amel-Marduk freed Jeconiah, king of Judah, after 37 years of imprisonment in Babylon, the only concrete political act attributed to Amel-Marduk in any extant source. [1]
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NIrV, The Illustrated Holy Bible for Kids, Full Color, Comfort Print: Over 750 Images. Jehoiachin Is Set Free - Awel-Marduk set Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, free from prison. It was in the 37th year after Jehoiachin had been taken.