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Amel-Marduk: king of Babylonia, ruled 562-560.
Relatives:
- Father: Nebuchadnezzar
- Mother: Amytis (?)
- Sister: Kasšaya (married to Neriglissar)
Main deeds:
- Original name: Nabū-šuma-ukīn
- Falls victim to a court conspiracy; is
sent to jail, where he meets former king
Jehoiachin of Judah
- Before Ulūlu 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 Nabū-šuma-ukīn" in J.
Renger (ed.), Babylon. Focus mesopotamischer
Geschichte, Wiege früher Gelehrtsamkeit, Mythos in
der Moderne (1999 Saaerbrücken) 323-341 |