Neriglissar

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King of Babylon Neo-Babylonian king historical figure

Neriglissar was a 6th-century BCE king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, known for seizing the throne after Nebuchadnezzar II’s son and for his building projects in Babylon.

Aliases (1)

Nergal-sharezer ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Babylon → Neo-Babylonian king → historical figure →
alternativeName	Nergal-sharezer → Nergal-šarra-uṣur →
associatedCity	Babylon →
capital	Babylon →
century	6th century BCE →
chronologicalPosition	fourth king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire →
culture	Babylonian →
deathPlace	Babylon (probable) →
dynasty	Neo-Babylonian dynasty →
era	Late Babylonian period →
fatherInLaw	Nebuchadnezzar II →
governedTerritory	Babylonia →
historicalPeriod	Iron Age →
kingdom	Neo-Babylonian Empire →
knownFor	construction and restoration of temples → major building projects in Babylon → seizing the Babylonian throne after Nebuchadnezzar II’s son → work on Babylon’s fortifications →
language	Akkadian →
mentionedIn	Babylonian cuneiform inscriptions →
name	Neriglissar →
notableConstruction	strengthening of city walls of Babylon → temple renovations in Babylon →
overthrew	Amel-Marduk →
politicalStatusBeforeReign	high-ranking Babylonian noble → military commander →
predecessor	Amel-Marduk →
regionRuled	Mesopotamia →
reignEnd	556 BCE →
reignStart	560 BCE →
relatedTo	Amel-Marduk → Labashi-Marduk → Nebuchadnezzar II →
religion	Babylonian polytheism →
sourceType	later king lists → royal inscriptions →
spouse	Kashshaya →
successor	Labashi-Marduk →
successorRelation	father of Labashi-Marduk →
title	King of Babylon → King of Sumer and Akkad → King of the Universe →
tookPowerBy	coup d’état →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Neriglissar ("Nergal-sharezer") →	alternativeName
Labashi-Marduk →	father
Amel-Marduk →	killedBy
Neriglissar →	name
Neo-Babylonian Empire →	ruler
Amel-Marduk →	successor