Babylonia
There are 354 items in Babylonia:
Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar
Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar: foundation text in which king Nabonidus of Babylonia (r.556-539) describes how he repaired three temples in Harran and Sippar. …Nabonidus Cylinder from Ur
The Nabonidus Cylinder from Ur is a foundation text in which king Nabonidus of Babylonia (r.556-539) describes how he repaired the ziggurat called E-lugal-galga-sisa, which belonged to the temple of Sin in Ur, called Egišnugal. It is probably the king's…Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar: first king of the LateBabylonian Empire, ruled 626-605.Relatives ABC 4: The Late Nabopolassar Chronicle Son: Nebuchadnezzar II Main deeds After the death of…
Nahr al-Kalb, Inscription of Nebuchadnezzar |
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar (Nabû-kuduri-usur): king of Babylonia, ruled 605-562.Relatives: A very damaged inscription of Nebuchadnezzar on the bank of the Nahr al-Kalb river Father:…Neriglissar
Neriglissar: king of ancient Babylonia, ruled 559-556.The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar died in 562 and was succeeded in by his son Amel-Marduk, who was almost immediately murdered and replaced by his brother-in-law Neriglissar, who is probably identical to an officer of Nebuchadnezzar…Nidin-Bêl
Nidin-Bêl (c. 336 BCE): Babylonian rebel king, mentioned on one cuneiform tablet.Nidin-Bêl is mentioned in only one cuneiform text, the Uruk King List. It is a small tablet, which contains on its obverse side the names of several Babylonian kings…Nidintu-Bêl
Nidintu-Bêl (Old Persian Naditabira) was the son of a Babylonian official named Kîn-Zêr; Nidintu-Bêl himself was a man of some importance too. …Nimrod
Nimrod (Hebrew נִמְרוֹד): legendary hero, mentioned in the Bible and known from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.Original Story Relief of a…Nineveh (Mosul)
Nineveh (Assyrian: Ninua): last capital of the Assyrian Empire, destroyed in 612 BCE, modern Mosul.Early History Early Ninevite Pottery Nineveh, the last capital of Assyria,…Nippur
Nippur: ancient Sumerian city, sanctuary of Enlil, modern Nuffar.Nippur Nippur, Temple platform Founded in the Chalcolithic Sumerian, famous for its sanctuary of the…
Nippur, Foundation tablet of Rim-Sin |