Iraq
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ABC 4 (Late Years of Nabopolassar)
The Chronicle Concerning the Late Years of Nabopolassar (ABC 4) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Babylonia. It deals with the wars of the Babylonian king Nabopolassar and his crown prince Nebuchadnezzar against nations that were, just like…ABC 5 (Jerusalem Chronicle)
The Chronicle Concerning the Early Years of Nebuchadnezzar II (ABC 5) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Babylonia. It deals with several subjects, but the reference to the capture of Jerusalem in 597 BCE has attracted most attention,…ABC 6 (Neriglissar Chronicle)
The Chronicle Concerning Year Three of Neriglissar (ABC 6) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Babylonia. It deals with king Neriglissar (= Nergal-šarra-usur) and his war in the far west in 557/556 BCE. …ABC 7 (Nabonidus Chronicle)
The Chronicle Concerning the Reign of Nabonidus (ABC 7) is one of the most important historiographical texts from ancient Babylonia. It deals not just with the reign of Nabonidus (r.556-539 BCE), but also with the rise of the Persian king Cyrus the Great,…ABC 9 (Artaxerxes III Chronicle)
The Chronicle concerning Artaxerxes III ("Artaxerxes III chronicle"; ABC 9) is one of the historiographical texts from ancient Babylonia. It deals with the sack of Sidon, probably in 346 BCE, which was a preliminary to the reconquest of Egypt. The…Akitu Festival
Akitu: the Babylonian New year's festival, celebrated to honor the supreme god Marduk, his crown prince Nabû and other gods. Marduk…
POWs being led away on an Akkadian victory stele |
Amel-Marduk
Amel-Marduk: king of Babylonia, ruled 562-560.Relatives Father: Nebuchadnezzar Mother: Amytis (?) Sister: Kasšaya (married to Neriglissar) Main deeds Original name: Nabû-šuma-ukîn Falls victim to a court conspiracy; is sent to jail, where he meets former king Jehoiachin of Judah Before Ulûlu 566: released; he accepts a new name,…
Ammisaduqa's Venus tablet |
Antiochus Cylinder
The Cylinder of Antiochus I Soter from the Ezida Temple in Borsippa is one of the Mesopotamian chronicles written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. It describes how the Seleucid crown prince Antiochus, the son of king Seleucus Nicator, rebuilt the…
Antiochus Cylinder |
Antiochus Cylinder |