A later tradition, the Marduk Prophecy,[i 2] gives 24 years after a statue was taken, before it returned of its own accord to Babylon,[1] suggesting a Kassite occupation beginning around 1507 BC.

[4] It is extant in two copies,[i 4][i 5] which describe the King's recovery of the cultic Statue of Marduk from the land of Ḫana (KUR ḫa-ni-i), pilfered by the Hittites during their sack of Babylon, and its restoration in the newly refurbished temple of Ésagila.

He asserts his suzerainty over Padan and Alman and also the Guteans, “a foolish people,”[nb 4] groups variously located in regions of the Zagros mountains.

He is a descendant of Abi[rattash], “the fierce hero.” It continues with a long narrative of the return of Marduk and his consort Zarpanītum and then lists Agum-Kakrime's many generous donations to the temple and includes descriptions of the purification of the house itself by a snake charmer and the construction of protective demons for the doorway.

Those supportive of its authenticity cite the iconography of the demons described on the door of the cella, which represent Marduk's defeated foes,[nb 5] the gods of cities conquered by Babylon, such as Ešnunna and are illustrative of a middle Babylonian theology.