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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 · 3rd Inscription. (giant gods Inanna & Adad with smaller mixed-breed giant descendant-king) For the lady, goddess Inanna, mistress of the lands, his lady: Marduk-apla-iddina (II), (5) king of Babylon, king of Sumer (and) Akkad, king with clean hands, in (his) second kingship (re)constructed Eanna, (10) her beloved temple, for the sake of his life.
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A king of Babylon called Merodach-Baladan in some versions of 2Kgs.20.12. He was a strong, courageous leader, known outside the OT as Marduk-apla-iddina II. He was by far the most successful rebel against the then dominant power of Assyria.
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.
The fragment shows naked Assyrian soldiers towing a boat through a shallow river, perhaps during one of Sargon's campaigns against Marduk-apla-iddina II, king of Babylon, whose name is inscribed in the text above the scene.
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.
Marduk has given me an heir) was a Chaldean prince who usurped the Babylonian throne in 721 BC and reigned in 722 BC--710 BC, and 703 BC--702 BC.Marduk-apla iddina II was known as one of the kings who maintained Babylonian independence in the face of Assyrian military supremacy for more than a decade.Sargon of Assyria repressed the allies of ...
