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Amel-Marduk

Amel-Marduk: king of Babylonia, ruled 562-560.

Relatives

Father: Nebuchadnezzar
Mother: Amytis (?)
Sister: Kasšaya (married to Neriglissar)

Main deeds

Original name: Nabû-šuma-ukîn
Falls victim to a court conspiracy; is sent to jail, where he meets former king Jehoiachin of Judah
Before Ulûlu 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 Nabû-šuma-ukîn" in J. Renger (ed.), Babylon. Focus mesopotamischer Geschichte, Wiege früher Gelehrtsamkeit, Mythos in der Moderne (1999 Saaerbrücken) 323-341