Nabonidus - Wikipedia
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.
Nabonidus | Babylonian Ruler, Last King | Britannica
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.
Nabonidus: The Last King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
2024年11月7日 · Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruled from 556 BCE until Babylon’s fall to the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE. His reign is notable for its distinct approach to religion, a deep interest in antiquity, and a complex legacy that reflects both political turbulence and cultural preservation in ancient ...
Features - The Last King of Babylon - Archaeology Magazine
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, who was ...
Nabodinus, Last Great King of Babylon - Archaeology Expert
Nabonidus ruled Babylon for 17 years until its fall in 539 BC. Although he was a neo-revisionist he still adhered to the time-honoured sacred rites of venerating celestial bodies as gods. Archaeologists have discovered a stone-carved relief depicting Nabonidus praying to the sun, Venus, and the moon-god, Allah.
Nabonidus - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway
Nabonidus was the only son of Nabu-balatṩu-iqbi, a “wise prince and governor,” at Harran and of Adda-guppi’, an influential votary of the gods Sin, Ningal, Nusgu and Sardarunna, who died in 547 b.c., aged 104, and was given a state funeral and public mourning.
Nabonidus - New World Encyclopedia
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.
Nabonidus: The First Archaeologist - Biblical Archaeology Society
2024年3月4日 · 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).
The Lost Years of Nabonidus, Last Ruler of the Neo-Babylonian …
2023年5月25日 · 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.
Nabonidus - Encyclopedia.com
NABONIDUS (Nabû-naʾid), last king of Babylon (556–539 b.c.e.), son of a governor, Nabû-balaṭsu-iqbi, and a votaress of Sin. A native of *Haran , Nabonidus was a military commander in his sixties when he ascended the throne of Babylon.