Nebuchadnezzar II
Appearance
| Nabû-kudurri-usur | |
|---|---|
| Keeng o Babylon | |
An engravin on an ee stane o onyx wi an inscription o Nebuchadnezzar II[1] | |
| Ring | ca. 605 – 562 BC |
| Predecessor | Nabopolassar |
| Successor | Amel-Marduk |
| Born | ca. 634 BC |
| Dee'd | ca. 562 BC |
| Faither | Nabopolassar |
Nebuchadnezzar II (
i/nɛbjᵿkədˈnɛzər/; Aramaic: ܢܵܒܘܼ ܟܘܼܕܘܼܪܝܼ ܐܘܼܨܘܼܪ; Hebrew: נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר Nəḇūḵaḏneṣṣar; Ancient Greek: Ναβουχοδονόσωρ Naboukhodonósôr; Arabic: نِبُوخَذنِصَّر nibūḫaḏniṣṣar; c 634 – 562 BC) wis king o the Neo-Babylonian Empire, who reigned c. 605 BC – 562 BC. He is creditit wi the construction o the Hangin Gairdens o Babylon an for the destruction o the First Temple. He is featurt in the Beuk o Daniel an is mentioned in several ither beuks o the Beeble.
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ Anton Nyström, Allmän kulturhistoria eller det mänskliga lifvet i dess utveckling, bd 2 (1901)