"The wretched, weary person weeps..." The Crown Prince, son of Nebuchadnezzar II, wrote this anguished poem in prison. Once freed, he attributed his rescue to the god Marduk, by changing his name to Amel-Marduk (the Biblical Evil-Merodach). From Borsippa, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Babylonian Period, circa 550 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 13). Amel-Marduk's Poem & Prayer. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4910/amel-marduks-poem--prayer/
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