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Marduk-kabit-ahheshu

r. c. 1157–1140 BCE · 12th century BCE

Marduk-kabit-ahheshu was the founder of the Second Dynasty of Isin, which ruled Babylonia from about 1157 BCE. He established his line at Isin as Elamite invasions brought down the Kassite dynasty, his reign overlapping with that of the last Kassite king. He ruled for about eighteen years and was succeeded by his son Itti-Marduk-balatu.

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Second Dynasty of Isin

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