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History
The book of Isaiah also names the historical person of Merodach Baladan. Baladan
was a Chaldean / Babylonian king who successfully rebelled against Assyria
in 722 BC and became the king of Babylon in 721 BC. |
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Merodach Baladan
in Ancient Inscriptions
The Chronicle of the
Market Prices (ABC 23) is
a historiographical
text from ancient Babylonia. It deals with
the prices of commodities. The translation
on the ancient text from author A.K. Grayson,
Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles (1975) and
Jean-Jacques Glassner, Mesopotamian Chronicles
(Atlanta, 2004)
Line 10 reads- "The twenty
first year of Merodach Baladan"
“At that time Merodach Baladan, the
son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters
and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard
that he had been sick, and was recovered.” – Isaiah
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Merodach
Baladan and Sennacherib's Prism
Merodach Baladan’s name is also found on Sennacherib’s
Prism and in the annals of Sargon of
Assyria. The kings of Assyria were enemies of Merodach and the Chaldean /
Babylonian empire.
The Great inscription of
Sargon from his Palace at Khorsabad
Line 38 reads: "Merodach-Baladan, son of Iakin,
King of Babylon"
Line 38 reads: "Merodach-Baladan, with his allies
and his soldiers had the insignia of his royalty kept as in an island on the
banks of the river; he arranged his plan of battle." |
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