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Agum II

16th century BCE · 16th century BCE · Also known as Agum-kakrime

Agum II, also called Agum-kakrime, was an early Kassite king of Babylonia in the 16th century BCE. He is known from an inscription, preserved in a later copy, claiming that he brought back the statue of Marduk to Babylon after it had been carried off, apparently after the Hittite sack of 1595 BCE. Historians debate how far the text is genuine.

Agum II — Image: Sir H. C. Rawlinson · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Kassite Babylonia

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Agum II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/agum-ii
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