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According to the Marduk prophecy and inscriptions of Agum II, the statue of Marduk and Zarpanitum were removed from Babylon by Mursili I during his raid on Babylon (middle chronology 1595 BC), which was returned during the reign of Agum II.[34]
Nebuchadnezzar I (1125-1104 BCE)
The Marduk Prophecy and The Creation Myth ORIGIN
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/990/the-marduk-prophecy/
The original work was almost certainly written during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar I (1125-1104 BCE) as a propaganda piece. Nebuchadnezzar I defeated the Elamites and brought the statue back to Babylon, and the work was most likely commissioned to celebrate his victory.
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