Kudur-Enlil
Sign in to saveKudur-Enlil, rendered in cuneiform as Ku-dur dEN.LÍL (c. 1254–1246 BC), "son of Enlil," was the 26th king of the 3rd or Kassite dynasty of Babylon. He reigned into his ninth year, as attested in contemporary economic tablets. His relationship with his predecessor and successor is uncertain and does not appear in contemporary inscriptions. The personal name "Marduk is king of the gods" first appears during his reign marking the deity"s ascendancy to the head of the pantheon.
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Active from
- 2005-12-03
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Kudur-Enlil
- Royalty.title
- King of Babylon
- Royalty.reign
- 9 regnal yearsc. 1254–1246 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Kadašman-Enlil II
- Royalty.successor
- Šagarakti-Šuriaš
- Royalty.royal house
- Kassite
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- Biography
- Nippur renaissance
- Other Babylonian centers
- Inscriptions
- References
Kudur-Enlil, rendered in cuneiform as Ku-dur dEN.LÍL (c. 1254–1246 BC), "son of Enlil," was the 26th king of the 3rd or Kassite dynasty of Babylon. He reigned into his ninth year, as attested in contemporary economic tablets. His relationship with his predecessor and successor is uncertain and does not appear in contemporary inscriptions. The personal name "Marduk is king of the gods" first appears during his reign marking the deity"s ascendancy to the head of the pantheon.
==Biography==
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