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Nabonidus ( Babylonian cuneiform: Nabû-naʾid, [2] [3] meaning "May Nabu be exalted" [3] or "Nabu is praised") [4] was the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from 556 BC to the fall of Babylon to the Achaemenian Empire under Cyrus the Great in 539 BC.
- 25 May 556 BC – 13 October 539 BC
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Nabonidus, king of Babylonia from 556 until 539 bc, when Babylon fell to Cyrus, king of Persia. After a popular rising led by the priests of Marduk, chief god of the city, Nabonidus, who favoured the moon god Sin, made his son Belshazzar coregent and spent much of his reign in Arabia.
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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.
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- What was Nabonidus known for?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...
- What God did Nabonidus worship?Nabonidus, favored the moon god Sin.
- What important architectural project is Nabonidus known for?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...
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.
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.
Mar 4, 2024 · Although modern archaeologists frequently excavate things far more recent than the Neo-Babylonian period (c. 626–539 BCE), the title of world’s first archaeologist goes to Nabondius, the last king of the Babylonian empire, who excavated the Ebabbar temple in Sippar (in modern-day central Iraq).
Following the death of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar (604–562 B.C.), Babylonia was briefly ruled by the king’s son, son-in-law and grandson. In 555 B.C. the latter was murdered in a conspiracy that placed Nabonidus, a distinguished general, on the throne.
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