Nabonidus
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Nabonidus was the final king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, known for his religious reforms, lengthy stay in the oasis of Tayma, and eventual overthrow by the Persian king Cyrus the Great.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nabonidus canonical | 32 |
| Nabonidus (in Babylon) | 1 |
| Nabonidus of Babylon | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Babylonian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Babylon
ⓘ
Ḫarrānu ⓘ
surface form:
Harran
Tayma ⓘ |
| capital | Babylon ⓘ |
| child | Belshazzar ⓘ |
| coRuler | Belshazzar ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian ⓘ |
| deathPlace | uncertain ⓘ |
| fate | captured alive by the Persians ⓘ |
| father | Nabu-balatsu-iqbi ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-Babylonian period
|
| historicalRegion | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
conflict with the Marduk priesthood ⓘ lengthy stay in Tayma ⓘ promotion of the moon god Sîn ⓘ religious reforms ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Daniel
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Daniel (indirectly, via Belshazzar)
|
| name | Nabonidus self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conquest of Tayma
ⓘ
long absence from Babylon ⓘ overthrow by Cyrus the Great ⓘ seizure of power after the assassination of Labashi-Marduk ⓘ |
| opposedDeity | Marduk ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
| overthrowYear | 539 BC ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Sîn ⓘ |
| policy |
centralization of cult of Sîn
ⓘ
neglect of Akitu festival in Babylon ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Babylon
ⓘ
King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Labashi-Marduk ⓘ |
| realm | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 539 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 556 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| residence |
Babylon
ⓘ
Tayma ⓘ |
| source |
Cyrus Cylinder
ⓘ
Babylonian chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
Nabonidus Chronicle
Babylonian chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
Verse Account of Nabonidus
|
| successor | Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nabonidus of Babylon
subject surface form:
Cyrus the Great
this entity surface form:
Nabonidus (in Babylon)