Amel-Marduk

Amel-Marduk

Amel-Marduk (Babylonian cuneiform: Amēl-Marduk, meaning "man of Marduk"), also known as Awil-Marduk, or under the biblical rendition of his name, Evil-Merodach (Biblical Hebrew: אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ‎, ʾĔwīl Mərōḏaḵ), 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 (r. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amel-Marduk has received more than 443,195 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Amel-Marduk is the 5,314th most popular politician (down from 2,986th in 2019).

Amel-Marduk is most famous for being the king of Babylon who was overthrown by the Assyrians.