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Amel-Marduk
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Amel-Marduk (, meaning "man of Marduk"), also known as Awil-Marduk, or in the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach (), was the third emperor of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BCE until his overthrow and murder in 560 BCE. He was the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II (605–562 BCE). On account of the small number of surviving cuneiform sources, little is known of Amel-Marduk's reign and actions as king.
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Amel-Marduk was a male sovereign from Babylon. He was the son of Nebuchadnezzar II and Amytis of Media. His siblings included Nitocris of Babylon and Kaššaya. Amel-Marduk died in 560 BCE.
He is described in sources such as the Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and Pauly–Wissowa.
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Amel-Marduk
- Royalty.succession
- King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
- Royalty.reign
- 7 October 562 BC – August 560 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Nebuchadnezzar II
- Royalty.successor
- Neriglissar
- Royalty.birth_place
- unknown
- Royalty.death_date
- August 560 BC
- Royalty.death_place
- Babylon
- Royalty.issue
- Indû
- Royalty.father
- Nebuchadnezzar II
- Royalty.mother
- Amytis of Media (?)
- Royalty.native_lang1
- Akkadian
- Royalty.native_lang1_name1
- Amēl-Marduk
- Royalty.dynasty
- Chaldean dynasty
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Babylon
- Father
- Nebuchadnezzar II
- Mother
- Amytis of Media
- Sibling
- Kaššaya
- Occupation
- sovereign
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- 0560-00-00
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- Amel-Marduk
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- Pauly–Wissowa
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Amel-Marduk (, meaning "man of Marduk"), also known as Awil-Marduk, or in the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach (), was the third emperor of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 562 BCE until his overthrow and murder in 560 BCE. He was the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II (605–562 BCE). On account of the small number of surviving cuneiform sources, little is known of Amel-Marduk's reign and actions as king.
Amel-Marduk, originally named Nabu-shum-ukin, was not Nebuchadnezzar's eldest son nor the oldest living son at his appointment as crown prince and heir. It is not clear why Amel-Marduk was appointed by his father as successor, mainly since there appear to have been altercations between the two, possibly involving an attempt by Amel-Marduk to take the throne while his father was still alive. After the conspiracy, Amel-Marduk was imprisoned, possibly together with Jeconiah, the captured king of Judah. Nabu-shum-ukin changed his name to Amel-Marduk upon his release, possibly in reverence for the god Marduk.
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