Nabonidus

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Neo-Babylonian king human king

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.

Aliases (2)

Nabonidus (in Babylon) ×1
Nabonidus of Babylon ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Neo-Babylonian king → human → king →
associatedWithPlace	Babylon → 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 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 (indirectly, via Belshazzar) →
name	Nabonidus →
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 → Nabonidus Chronicle → Verse Account of Nabonidus →
successor	Cyrus the Great →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Babylon → Haran →	associatedWithRuler
Battle of Opis →	associatedWith
Belshazzar →	father
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) →	hasParticipant
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) →	hasRulerAtTime
Neo-Babylonian Empire →	lastRuler
Nabonidus →	name
Neo-Babylonian Empire →	notablePerson
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) →	opposedBy
Battle of Opis →	opposingCommander
Labashi-Marduk →	overthrowParticipants
Cyrus the Great ("Nabonidus (in Babylon)") →	predecessor
Chaldeans →	producedRuler
Battle of Opis ("Nabonidus of Babylon") →	relatedRuler
Belshazzar →	relative
Neo-Babylonian Empire →	ruler
Labashi-Marduk →	successor