Amel-Marduk King of Babylon

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Origins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_II

The known sons of Nebuchadnezzar are:

Amel-Marduk (Akkadian: Amēl-Marduk),[78] originally named Nabu-shum-ukin (Nabû-šum-ukīn)[78] – succeeded Nebuchadnezzar as king in 562 BC. His reign was marred with intrigues and he only ruled for two years before being murdered and usurped by his brother-in-law, Neriglissar. Later Babylonian sources mostly speak ill of his reign.[87][91] Amel-Marduk is first attested, notably as crown prince, in a document 566 BC.[92] Given that Amel-Marduk had an older brother in Marduk-nadin-ahi, alive as late as 563 BC, why he was named crown prince is not clear.[93]