Neo-Babylonian Empire

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The Neo-Babylonian Empire was a powerful Mesopotamian state of the 7th–6th centuries BCE, renowned for its conquest of Jerusalem, monumental architecture such as the Ishtar Gate, and the flourishing of Babylon as a major cultural and political center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian polity
ancient state
empire
alsoKnownAs Neo-Babylonian Empire
surface form: Chaldean Empire
archaeologicalSite Babylon
surface form: ruins of Babylon
capital Babylon
commonLanguage Akkadian
Aramaic
conflict Persians
surface form: Achaemenid Persians

Egypt
Judea
surface form: Kingdom of Judah

Lydia
continent Asia
culturalInfluenceOn Achaemenid administration
Ancient Israel
surface form: ancient Judaism
currency silver-based weight money
diplomaticRelation Egypt
Judea
surface form: Kingdom of Judah

Medes
endTime 539 BCE
era Iron Age
firstRuler Nabopolassar
followed Assyria
surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
followedBy Achaemenid Empire
Achaemenid Empire
surface form: Persian Empire
foundedBy Nabopolassar
governmentType monarchy
hasPart Babylon
surface form: Babylonia

Babylonian city of Babylon
parts of Anatolia
parts of Elam
parts of Palestine
parts of Syria
knownFor astronomical observations
conquest of Jerusalem
legal and economic documents written on clay tablets
monumental architecture
revival of Babylon as a cultural center
lastRuler Nabonidus
locatedIn Mesopotamia
surface form: Fertile Crescent

Sumer
surface form: Lower Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia
notablePerson Nabonidus
Nabopolassar
Nebuchadnezzar II
notableWork Etemenanki ziggurat
Ishtar Gate
Ishtar Gate
surface form: Processional Way of Babylon

Babylon
surface form: Walls of Babylon
partOf history of Mesopotamia
religion Mesopotamian polytheism
ruler Amel-Marduk
Labashi-Marduk
Nabonidus
Nabopolassar
Nebuchadnezzar II
Neriglissar
significantEvent Babylonian exile
surface form: Babylonian captivity of the Jews

Battle of Carchemish
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE)
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)

Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)

destruction of the First Temple
significantPlace Babylon
Sippar
Uruk
startTime 626 BCE
writingSystem alphabetic Aramaic script
cuneiform

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John Martin’s painting "Belshazzar’s Feast" setInPeriod Neo-Babylonian Empire
subject surface form: Belshazzar’s Feast (John Martin painting)
Esagila temple complex period Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty hasMajorForeignRelation Neo-Babylonian Empire
subject surface form: Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
as-Sāmirah or as-Sāmiriyyah governedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
subject surface form: as-Sāmirah
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire (historically)
as-Sāmirah or as-Sāmiriyyah governedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
subject surface form: as-Sāmiriyyah
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire (historically)
Gebal laterRuledBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
Kingdom of Ammon conqueredBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
Imperial Aramaic usedIn Neo-Babylonian Empire
Arameans conqueredBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
Upper Mesopotamia historicallyRuledBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
Neo-Assyrian closelyRelatedTo Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian
Karkemish controlledBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
Karkemish battleParticipants Neo-Babylonian Empire
Ancient Near East importantEmpires Neo-Babylonian Empire
northern Babylonia laterIncorporatedInto Neo-Babylonian Empire
subject surface form: Northern Babylonia
Nuska worshipPeriod Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Niffer religiousImportancePeriod Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Sarpanit periodOfWorship Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
mushhushshu dragon timePeriod Neo-Babylonian Empire
subject surface form: Mushhushshu
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Daniel (biblical prophet) associatedEmpire Neo-Babylonian Empire
Saite Egypt foreignRelations Neo-Babylonian Empire
Ninsun worshipPeriod Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Ammon vassalOf Neo-Babylonian Empire
Ziggurat of Ur usedUntil Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Middle Babylonian descendant Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian
Middle Babylonian followedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian
Fall of Nineveh combatant Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylonian forces partOf Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylonian forces country Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylonian forces timePeriod Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Ḫarrānu flourishedDuring Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Ḫarrānu governedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
Philistia conqueredBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Babylonian Empire
entrance of Solomon’s Temple destroyedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
Jerusalem Chronicle historicalPeriod Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
Jerusalem Chronicle associatedEmpire Neo-Babylonian Empire
Iron Age II associatedWithCulture Neo-Babylonian Empire
First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) belligerent Neo-Babylonian Empire
Media allyOf Neo-Babylonian Empire
Neo-Babylonian–Persian War conflictBetween Neo-Babylonian Empire
Neo-Babylonian–Persian War belligerent Neo-Babylonian Empire
Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia hasParticipant Neo-Babylonian Empire
Elam conqueredBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
Kasdim associatedWith Neo-Babylonian Empire
Kasdim relatedTerm Neo-Babylonian Empire
this entity surface form: Neo-Babylonians
Alyattes II neighboringPower Neo-Babylonian Empire
Achaemenid satrapy of Babylonia precededBy Neo-Babylonian Empire