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Amel-Marduk (Babylonian cuneiform: Amēl-Marduk, meaning "man of Marduk"), also known as Awil-Marduk, or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach (Biblical Hebrew: אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ , ʾĔwīl Mərōḏaḵ), was the third king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BC until his overthrow and murder in 560 BC.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Amel-Marduk ( Babylonian cuneiform: Amēl-Marduk, meaning "man of Marduk "), also known as Awil-Marduk, or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach ( Biblical Hebrew: אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ, ʾĔwīl Mərōḏaḵ ), was the third king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BC until his overthrow ...
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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; Succeeded by: Neriglissar. Literature. Irving Finkel, "The Lament of Nabû-šuma-ukîn" in J. Renger (ed ...
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 ...
“This volume will include critical and collated editions of all the inscriptions of the 1st-millennium Babylonian kings Nabopolassar (626–605), Amel-Marduk (biblical Evil-Merodach, 561–560), and Neriglissar (559–556).
Amel-Marduk. Amel-Marduk (Babylonian cuneiform: Amēl-Marduk, meaning "man of Marduk"), also known as Awil-Marduk, or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach (Biblical Hebrew: אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ, ʾĔwīl Mərōḏaḵ), was the third king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BC until his overthrow and ...
Joannès, Francis. "Amel-Marduk" In Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Online edited by Constance M. Furey, Joel Marcus LeMon, Thomas Chr. Römer, Jens Schröter, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric Ziolkowski and Peter Gemeinhardt.