Nabonidus
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Nabonidus was the final king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, known for his religious reforms, lengthy stay in the oasis of Tayma, and eventual overthrow by the Persian king Cyrus the Great.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nabonidus canonical | 38 |
| Nabonidus (in Babylon) | 1 |
| Nabonidus of Babylon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T546129 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nabonidus Context triple: [Neo-Babylonian Empire, lastRuler, Nabonidus]
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A.
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
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B.
Belshazzar
Belshazzar is a biblical Babylonian prince or king best known for the story of the mysterious handwriting on the wall that foretold the fall of his kingdom.
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C.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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D.
King Zedekiah of Judah
King Zedekiah of Judah was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Judah, whose reign ended with Jerusalem’s destruction by Babylon and his own capture and deportation.
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E.
Cambyses II
Cambyses II was a king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for succeeding Cyrus the Great and conquering Egypt in the 6th century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nabonidus Target entity description: Nabonidus was the final king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, known for his religious reforms, lengthy stay in the oasis of Tayma, and eventual overthrow by the Persian king Cyrus the Great.
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A.
Nebuchadnezzar II
Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful 6th-century BCE king of Babylon best known for expanding the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquering Jerusalem, and being associated with the legendary Hanging Gardens.
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B.
Belshazzar
Belshazzar is a biblical Babylonian prince or king best known for the story of the mysterious handwriting on the wall that foretold the fall of his kingdom.
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C.
Nabopolassar
Nabopolassar was a Chaldean king who led the revolt against Assyria and became the first ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the late 7th century BCE.
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D.
King Zedekiah of Judah
King Zedekiah of Judah was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Judah, whose reign ended with Jerusalem’s destruction by Babylon and his own capture and deportation.
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E.
Cambyses II
Cambyses II was a king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for succeeding Cyrus the Great and conquering Egypt in the 6th century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Babylonian king
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Babylon
ⓘ
Harran ⓘ
linked to:
Ḫarrānu
Tayma ⓘ |
| capital | Babylon ⓘ |
| child | Belshazzar ⓘ |
| coRuler | Belshazzar ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian ⓘ |
| deathPlace | uncertain ⓘ |
| fate | captured alive by the Persians ⓘ |
| father | Nabu-balatsu-iqbi ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Neo-Babylonian period
ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Babylonian Empire
|
| historicalRegion | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
conflict with the Marduk priesthood ⓘ lengthy stay in Tayma ⓘ promotion of the moon god Sîn ⓘ religious reforms ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Daniel (indirectly, via Belshazzar)
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Daniel
|
| name | Nabonidus ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conquest of Tayma
ⓘ
long absence from Babylon ⓘ overthrow by Cyrus the Great ⓘ seizure of power after the assassination of Labashi-Marduk ⓘ |
| opposedDeity | Marduk ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
| overthrowYear | 539 BC ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Sîn ⓘ |
| policy |
centralization of cult of Sîn
ⓘ
neglect of Akitu festival in Babylon ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Babylon
ⓘ
King of the Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Labashi-Marduk ⓘ |
| realm | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 539 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 556 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| residence |
Babylon
ⓘ
Tayma ⓘ |
| source |
Cyrus Cylinder
ⓘ
Nabonidus Chronicle ⓘ
linked to:
Babylonian chronicles
Verse Account of Nabonidus ⓘ
linked to:
Babylonian chronicles
|
| successor | Cyrus the Great ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nabonidus Description of subject: Nabonidus was the final king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, known for his religious reforms, lengthy stay in the oasis of Tayma, and eventual overthrow by the Persian king Cyrus the Great.
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.