Labashi-Marduk
Appearance
Lâbâši-Marduk | |
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King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire | |
Reign | c. 556 BC |
Predecessor | Neriglissar |
Successor | Nabonidus |
Labashi-Marduk, (Akkadian: 𒆷𒁀𒅆𒀭𒀫𒌓, romanized: La-ba-ši-dMarduk, lit. '"May I not come to shame, O Marduk"')[1] son of Neriglissar and his wife, the daughter of Nebuchadnezzar, became king of Babylon while still a child. After nine months he was murdered in a conspiracy led by Nabonidus and his son Belshazzar in concert with the nobles of the court.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ Stamm, Namengebung, 175
- ^ Albertz, R.; Israel in exile: The history and literature of the sixth century BC; Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta 2003, p.63 ISBN 1-58983-055-5.
References
- Albertz, Rainer (2003). Israel in Exile: The History and Literature of the Sixth Century B.C.E. Society of Biblical Literature. ISBN 9781589830554.
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