Belšar-uṣur
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Belšar-uṣur is the Akkadian form of the name Belshazzar, the Neo-Babylonian prince known from the Book of Daniel and historical inscriptions as a son of King Nabonidus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belšar-uṣur canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Babylonian prince
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Daniel
ⓘ
surface form:
Daniel 5
|
| associatedWithCity | Babylon ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Marduk
ⓘ
surface form:
Bel (Marduk)
|
| associatedWithEmpire | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | fall of Babylon to Cyrus the Great (traditional association) ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Babylonian chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Nabonidus Chronicle
Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar ⓘ |
| childOf | Nabonidus ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylon (traditional/likely)
|
| dynastyNumber |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaldean (Neo-Babylonian) dynasty
|
| ethnicity | Chaldean ⓘ |
| father | Nabonidus ⓘ |
| governedFor | Nabonidus ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Babylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
|
| governedWhile | Nabonidus was in Tayma ⓘ |
| hasNameInHebrewBible | Belshazzar ⓘ |
| historicalIdentificationOf |
Belshazzar
ⓘ
surface form:
Belshazzar of Daniel
|
| historicalRole | son and heir of Nabonidus ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | non-reigning royal prince ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Belshazzar
ⓘ
surface form:
Belshazzar, son of Nabonidus
|
| knownFrom |
Babylonian cuneiform inscriptions
ⓘ
Book of Daniel ⓘ |
| languageForm | Akkadian ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Babylonian dynasty
|
| mentionedAs | “son of the king” in inscriptions ⓘ |
| nameElement |
Bel
ⓘ
uṣur ⓘ šar ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Bel protect the king ⓘ |
| nameVariantOf | Belshazzar ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-regent of Nabonidus
ⓘ
crown prince of Babylon ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Babylonian religion ⓘ |
| roleInBookOfDaniel | last king of Babylon (in the narrative) ⓘ |
| sourceType |
biblical text
ⓘ
cuneiform inscription ⓘ |
| title | mār šarri (son of the king) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.