Mar-biti-apla-usur
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Mār-bīti-apla-uṣur, inscribed DUMU-É-A-PAB on contemporary inscriptions on Lorestān bronze arrowheads or dA-É-AxA-ŠEŠ in the Dynastic Chronicle, means “O Marbīti, protect the heir.”[1] Marbīti was a deity associated with Dēr with a sanctuary in Borsippa.[2] Mārbītiaplauṣur reigned from c. 980 to 975 BC and was the sole king of Babylon’s short-lived seventh or Elamite Dynasty.[i 1] He was a contemporary of Assyrian king Aššur-reš-iši II.[i 2]
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Mār-bīti-apla-uṣur | |
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King of Babylon | |
Reign | c. 980–975 BC |
Predecessor | Širikti-šuqamuna Bīt-Bazi Dynasty |
Successor | Nabû-mukin-apli Dynasty of E |
House | Elamite Dynasty |
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