Nebuchadnezzar II
Appearance
Nabû-kudurri-usur | |
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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 | eedit soorce]- ↑ Anton Nyström, Allmän kulturhistoria eller det mänskliga lifvet i dess utveckling, bd 2 (1901)