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Kashshaya (?) Labashi-Marduk ( Babylonian cuneiform: Lâbâši-Marduk or Lā-bâš-Marduk, meaning "O Marduk, may I not come to shame") [1] was the fifth and penultimate king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling in 556 BC. He was the son and successor of Neriglissar.
May 25, 2023 · by Joanna Gillan May 25, 2023. 0. 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.
- Joanna Gillan
Labashi-Marduk, was king of Babylon (556 BC), and son of Neriglissar. Labashi-Marduk succeeded his father when still only a boy, after the latter's four-year reign. Most likely due to his very young age, he was deemed unfit to rule, and was murdered in a conspiracy only nine months after his inauguration.
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of Neo-Babylon that between these two kings, no less than four other kings were sitting on Babylon's throne, namely, Amel-Marduk, Nerigissar, Labashi-Marduk, and Nabonidus.3 For some reason, not too well known today, the writer of the book of Daniel described Nebuchadnezzar as Belshaz7ar's "father," and Belshazzar as Nebuchadnezzar's "son."'
Cuneiform texts make clear that the Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus (r. 556–539 B.C.) elevated the status of the moon god Sin at the expense of Babylon’s long-time patron deity Marduk,...
Labashi-Marduk (Babylonian cuneiform: Lâbâši-Marduk or Lā-bâš-Marduk, meaning "O Marduk, may I not come to shame") was the fifth and penultimate king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling in 556 BC. He was the son and successor of Neriglissar.
