Marduk-apla-iddina I

Marduk-apla-iddina I
Kudurru of Marduk-apla-iddina I
King of Babylon
Reign13 regnal years
c. 1171 – c. 1159 BC
PredecessorMeli-Šipak II
SuccessorZababa-šuma-iddina
Diedc. 1159
HouseKassite
FatherMeli-Shipak II

Marduk-apla-iddina I, contemporarily written in cuneiform as 𒀭𒀫𒌓𒌉𒍑𒋧𒈾 AMAR.UTU-IBILA-SUM-na and meaning in Akkadian: "Marduk has given an heir", was the 34th Kassite king of Babylon c. 1171–1159 BC (short chronology). He was the son and successor of Meli-Shipak II, from whom he had previously received lands, as recorded on a kudurru, and he reigned for 13 years. His reign is contemporary with the Late Bronze Age collapse. He is sometime referred to as Merodach-Baladan I.