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Belshazzar played a pivotal role in the coup d'état that overthrew the king Labashi-Marduk (r. 556 BC) and brought Nabonidus to power in 556 BC. Since Belshazzar was the main beneficiary of the coup, through confiscating and inheriting Labashi-Marduk's estates and wealth, it is likely that he was the chief orchestrator.
- Bēl-šar-uṣur
- Nabonidus
- Chaldean dynasty, (matrilineal) (?)
Jan 1, 2008 · A plausible account of Berosus, in his third book, found in a fragment preserved by Josephus summarizes the history between Nebuchadnezzar’s death in 562 B.C. and the fall of Babylon 539 B.C. According to Berosus, Nebuchadnezzar died after a reign of 43 years and was followed by his son Evil-Merodach. Because his rule was arbitrary and ...
Jan 19, 2024 · Indeed, there is a Babylonian text from ca. 560 BC that names a “Belshazzar, the chief officer of the king.” 26 His plausible relation to Nebuchadnezzar may also explain why Belshazzar’s ascension as co-regent in Nabonidus’ third year seems to have been readily supported by those in Babylon. Belshazzar’s Death
Jan 4, 2022 · Belshazzar was the last king of ancient Babylon and is mentioned in Daniel 5. Belshazzar reigned for a short time during the life of Daniel the prophet. His name, meaning “Bel protect the king,” is a prayer to a Babylonian god; as his story shows, Bel was powerless to save this evil ruler. Belshazzar ruled Babylon, a powerful nation with a ...
Belshazzar (prince of Bel), the last king of Babylon and a son of Nebuchadnezzar. The miraculous appearance of the handwriting on the wall, the calling in of Daniel to interpret its meaning the prophecy of the overthrow of the kingdom, and Belshazsars death.
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Belshazzar, overcome by sickness, left the palace unobserved during the night through a rear exit. On his return the doorkeepers refused to admit him. In vain did he plead that he was the king. They said, "Has not the king ordered us to put to death any one who attempts to enter the palace, though he claim to be the king himself?"
BELSHAZZAR bĕl shăz’ ər ( בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר, Βαλτασάρ, prob. from Babylonian Bēl-šar-usūr, “the god Bel has protected the king”). Son of, and coregent with Nabonidus (556-539 b.c. ), the Chaldaean ruler at the time of the capture of Babylon by Darius the Mede in 539 b.c. ( Dan 5:30; 7:1 ).
