Amel-Marduk

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Babylonian king human monarch

Amel-Marduk was a 6th-century BCE king of Babylon, known from biblical and cuneiform sources as the successor of Nebuchadnezzar II and for releasing the Judean king Jehoiachin from prison.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Babylonian king → human → monarch →
alsoKnownAs	Amil-Marduk → Awil-Marduk → Evil-merodach →
associatedDeity	Marduk →
associatedWith	Judean exiles in Babylon →
biblicalName	Evil-merodach →
capital	Babylon →
chronologicalPosition	second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire after Nabopolassar and Nebuchadnezzar II →
country	Babylon →
culture	Babylonian →
deathCause	assassination →
deathPlace	Babylon →
dynasty	Neo-Babylonian dynasty →
era	Neo-Babylonian period →
father	Nebuchadnezzar II →
governmentForm	absolute monarchy →
historicalAttestation	biblical texts → economic tablets → royal inscriptions →
historicalReputation	brief and turbulent reign →
killedBy	Neriglissar →
knownFor	releasing Jehoiachin from prison →
mentionedIn	Book of Jeremiah → Book of Kings → Hebrew Bible → cuneiform inscriptions →
nativeLanguage	Akkadian →
notableAct	elevating Jehoiachin to a place of honor at the Babylonian court →
parentOf	possible daughters →
politicalContext	rule following long reign of Nebuchadnezzar II →
predecessor	Nebuchadnezzar II →
regionRuled	Mesopotamia →
regnalNameLanguage	Akkadian →
regnalNameMeaning	man of Marduk →
reignEnd	560 BCE →
reignStart	562 BCE →
religion	Babylonian religion →
royalHouse	House of Nebuchadnezzar →
spouse	Kashshaya →
successionType	hereditary succession →
successor	Neriglissar →
timePeriod	6th century BCE →
title	King of Babylon →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amel-Marduk ("Evil-merodach") → Amel-Marduk ("Evil-merodach") → Amel-Marduk ("Awil-Marduk") → Amel-Marduk ("Amil-Marduk") →	alsoKnownAs
Amel-Marduk ("Evil-merodach") →	biblicalName
Neriglissar →	overthrew
Neriglissar →	predecessor
Neriglissar →	relatedTo
Jehoiachin →	releasedBy
Neo-Babylonian Empire →	ruler
Nebuchadnezzar II →	successor