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Nabonidus was the last native ruler of ancient Mesopotamia, the end of his reign marking the end of thousands of years of Sumero-Akkadian states, kingdoms and empires. He was also the last independent king of Babylon.
- Chaldean Dynasty
The Chaldean dynasty, also known as the Neo-Babylonian...
- Nabonidus Chronicle
The Nabonidus Chronicle is an ancient Babylonian text, part...
- Cylinders
The Cylinders of Nabonidus refers to cuneiform inscriptions...
- Chaldean Dynasty
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.
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Mar 4, 2024 · Aside from being the world’s first archaeologist, Nabonidus is remembered for many other achievements, including the conquest of Arabia and an attempted large-scale religious reform to supplant Marduk as the head of the Mesopotamian pantheon. Nabonidus rose to the Babylonian throne following a coup against Labashi-Marduk (r. 556).
Regarded as one of the most vibrant and individualistic rulers of his time, Nabonidus is characterised by some scholars as an unorthodox religious reformer and as the first archaeologist. Nabonidus 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.
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 Babylonian pantheon. This came at the expense of...
