Agum II
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Agum II was a Kassite king of Babylon known from ancient inscriptions that credit him with restoring the statue and cult of the god Marduk to the city.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kassite king
ⓘ
King of Babylon ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Marduk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zarpanit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Babylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Esagila temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | return of Marduk’s statue to Babylon ⓘ |
| capital | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Mesopotamian rulers
ⓘ
Kassite kings ⓘ Kings of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| country | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Kassite culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Kassite dynasty of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Middle Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kassite ⓘ |
| evidenceType | cuneiform inscription ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | poorly attested ruler ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| inscriptionScript | cuneiform ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Agum-kakrime inscription
ⓘ
ancient inscriptions ⓘ |
| language |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kassite language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | restoration of Babylon’s main cult statue ⓘ |
| notableFor |
restoration of the cult of Marduk in Babylon
ⓘ
restoration of the statue of Marduk ⓘ |
| performedRitual | reinstallation of Marduk in Esagila ⓘ |
| politicalRole | restorer of Babylonian cultic order ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restored |
cult of Marduk in Babylon
ⓘ
statue of Marduk ⓘ temple treasures of Marduk ⓘ |
| roleInReligion | patron of Marduk’s cult ⓘ |
| royalStyle | traditional Mesopotamian royal titulary ⓘ |
| sourceType | royal inscription ⓘ |
| title |
King of Babylon
ⓘ
King of the Kassites ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Marduk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zarpanit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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