Talk:Marduk-apla-iddina II

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Hello John You re-moved Marduk-apal-iddina I to Marduk-apal-iddina II, which I cannot understand. Due to the time schedule at the List of kings of Babylon, but also comparing with the article at the german wikipedia this seems to be wrong. Can u please explain. Thx --Creando 16:47, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

As I said on your page - Marduk-apal-iddina I was a Kassite king, on whom we do not have an article. This guy is the second of that name. john k 17:09, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Inconsistencies
This article first half-implies that he was born in 722, then says that he usurped the throne in 721, then lists his reign as starting in 722. The Canon of Kings says 721. So, which is it? Zocky 03:52, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
 * it is not known when he was born, only his year of death. the period given in the parenthesis is his period of rule. as for the exact year, sources give conflicting information. supine 17:26, 30 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Babylonian kings are usually dated with their first year of rule after the last year of their predecessor. So even if Marduk-apal-iddina actually seized the throne in 722 BC, his first dated year of reign would be in 721 BC. Yes, it´s a bit confusing, especially in this period when the throne of Babylon was constantly usurped and reclaimed by Assyrian and Chaldean kings. --JFK 22:28, 26 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I personally understand this, but the article says he usurped the throne in 721 BC and reigned 722-710. Shouldn't it be the other way around? (i.e. usurped 722, r.721-710)? Thank you. Cornelius (talk) 19:07, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

Marduk-apal-iddina II was never the king of Assyria. He was king of BABYLON from 722-710 and ALSO from 703-702. The chart at the bottom is incorrect. 71.234.135.68 (talk) 10:53, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

P vs. B
"B" (as in Baladan) probably reflects how the word was pronounced during that time, while the "P" (in Marduk-apla-iddina) uses a generic modern transcription of the cuneiform script which was originally established with respect to a centuries-earlier time period of the Akkadian languages... AnonMoos (talk) 21:18, 5 October 2022 (UTC)