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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 emperor of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BCE until his overthrow and murder in 560 BCE.
King of the Universe. A portion of the so-called " Tower of Babel stele", depicting Nebuchadnezzar II on the right and featuring a depiction of Babylon 's great ziggurat (the Etemenanki) on the left [a] King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Reign. August 605 BC – 7 October 562 BC.
The last document dated to the reign of Amel-Marduk is a contract dated to 7 August 560 BC, written in Babylon. Four days later, documents instead dated to Neriglissar are known from both Babylon and Uruk. Judging by increased economic activity attributed to him in the capital, Neriglissar was at Babylon at the time of the usurpation. [1]
Background. 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. Amel-MardukKing of BabylonReignca. 562 – 560 BCPredecessorNebuchadnezzar IISuccessorNeriglissarBorn?Diedca. 560 BCFatherNebuchadnezzar IIAmel-Marduk (Akkadian: spelled Amēl ...
The Royal Inscriptions of Amēl-Marduk (561–560 BC), Neriglissar (559–556 BC), and Nabonidus (555–539 BC), Kings of Babylon. Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Vol. 2 Jamie Novotny Giulia Lentini Frauke Weiershäuser
Amēl-Marduk's reign abruptly ended in August 560 BC, after barely two years as king, when he was deposed and murdered by Neriglissar, his brother-in-law, who then claimed the throne. The last document from the reign of Amel-Marduk is a contract dated to 7 August 560 BC, written in Babylon.
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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...) 560: Overthrown by his brother-in-law Neriglissar; killed
