Labashi-Marduk

Lรขbรขลกi-Marduk
King of Babylon
Reign c. 556 BC
Predecessor Neriglissar
Successor Nabonidus

Labashi-Marduk, (Akkadian: ๐’†ท๐’€๐’…†๐’€ญ๐’€ซ๐’Œ“, translit. La-ba-ลกi-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

  1. โ†‘ Stamm, Namengebung, 175
  2. โ†‘ 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.

See also

Preceded by
Neriglissar		 King of Babylon
556 BC		 Succeeded by
Nabonidus
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