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Relief of Ashurbanipal, who ruled as king of Assyria 669–631 BC. Nabonidus emulated elements of Ashurbanipal and his dynasty, the Sargonids. Some historians believe that Nabonidus was a descendant of Ashurbanipal, or Ashurbanipal's father Esarhaddon.
Nabonidus (Akkadian Nabû-nāʾid) was the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, reigning from 556-539 B.C.E. Although his background is uncertain, his mother may have been a priestess of the moon god Sîn to whom Nabonidus was unusually devoted. He took the throne after the assassination of the boy-king Labashi-Marduk.
Jan 2, 2024 · Nabonidus was the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, reigning from 556-539 BC. He took the throne after the assassination of the boy-king Labashi-Marduk, who was murdered in a conspiracy only nine months after his inauguration.
- Joanna Gillan
- Nabonidus was also known for his near-fanatical devotion to the moon god, Sin, whom he raised to the status of the most important deity in the Baby...
- Nabonidus, favored the moon god Sin.
- It's important to note that Nabonidus' activities and constructions were not limited to a single temple, and he was involved in various building pr...
Mar 4, 2024 · Instead of the king being Nebuchadnezzar II, he is Nabonidus, inflicted with a sickness from God. According to the scroll, this sickness was why Nabonidus was forced to stay in Tayma until he was eventually cured by a Jewish magician, possibly to be understood as Daniel.
May 25, 2023 · Nabonidus, the final monarch of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruled from 556-539 BC. He claimed the throne following the murder of Labashi-Marduk, a young king who was assassinated in a conspiracy only nine months into his reign. Nabonidus’s involvement in his death remains uncertain, but he was chosen as the successor not long after.
- Joanna Gillan
The enigmatic Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus seemed destined for just such a fate after the Persian armies of Cyrus the Great marched through Babylon’s gates in October 539 B.C.
In 555 B.C. the latter was murdered in a conspiracy that placed Nabonidus, a distinguished general, on the throne. Like his priestess mother, Nabonidus was a deeply religious man and a devotee of the moon-god Sin.
