Neo-Babylonian kings

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Neo-Babylonian kings were the rulers of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (c. 626–539 BCE), known for their grand building projects, revival of Babylonian culture, and assertion of universal sovereignty.

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Neo-Babylonian kings canonical 5
Neo-Babylonian royal court 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Near Eastern rulers
monarchical rulers
royal dynasty
associatedWithEvent Babylonian exile of Judeans
destruction of Jerusalem (586 BCE)
capital Babylon
claimedTitle king of Babylon
king of the Four Quarters
king of the Universe
country Neo-Babylonian Empire
culturalPolicy promotion of traditional Babylonian scholarship
support of temple priesthoods
economicPolicy large-scale agricultural management
state-sponsored trade
engagedIn diplomacy with foreign powers
warfare with neighboring states
firstRuler Nabopolassar
follows Assyrian kings
issued economic tablets
royal inscriptions
knownFor assertion of universal sovereignty
canal and irrigation works
city fortifications
grand building projects
monumental temple construction
revival of Babylonian culture
urban renewal of Babylon
ziggurat restoration
languageOfAdministration Akkadian
Aramaic
lastRuler Nabonidus
legitimizedBy divine mandate
locatedIn Mesopotamia
mainDeityVenerated Marduk
notableRuler Amel-Marduk
Labashi-Marduk
Nabonidus
Nabopolassar
Nebuchadnezzar II
Neriglissar
overthrownBy Cyrus the Great
partOf Neo-Babylonian Empire
performedRitual New Year festival (Akitu)
linked to: Akitu
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
religion Babylonian religion
succeededBy Achaemenid Persian kings
linked to: Achaemenid kings
territoryIncludes Babylonia
linked to: Mesopotamia

parts of Assyria
parts of Syria
parts of the Levant
timePeriod circa 626–539 BCE
usedWritingSystem cuneiform

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King of the Universe usedBy Neo-Babylonian kings
Nabu associatedRulerCult Neo-Babylonian kings
Babylonian forces usedBy Neo-Babylonian kings
šar kibrāt erbetti usedBy Neo-Babylonian kings
šar kiššatim usedBy Neo-Babylonian kings
Αμυτις associatedWith Neo-Babylonian royal court
linked to: Neo-Babylonian kings