Nabû-šuma-ukîn II | |
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King of Babylon | |
Reign | 732 BC |
Predecessor | Nabû-nādin-zēri |
Successor | Nabû-mukin-zēri |
House | Dynasty of E |
Nabû-šuma-ukîn II, inscribed mdNabû-šuma-úkîn [i 1] or mŠuma-úkîn], [i 2] whose complete name is only known from the Kinglist A, was a usurper and briefly king of Babylon for one month and two days during 732 BC before he was swept aside by his successor, Nabû-mukin-zēri.
His reign was so fleeting he was omitted from the ' 'Ptolemaic Canon. [1] His Assyrian contemporary was Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III who was too distracted campaigning in Syria to react to political events. He came to power as a disaffected former provincial governor leading a rebellion against Nabû-nādin-zēri, the son and successor of Nabû-Nasir. [2]
He was deposed and replaced by the Chaldean chief, Nabû-mukin-zēri, of the Bīt-Amukani tribe, within weeks establishing a trend as later pretenders from the traditional Babylonian population were likewise to be displaced quickly by Chaldeans, Marduk-zakir-šumi II by Marduk-apla-iddina II in 703 BC and Nergal-ušezib by Mušezib-Marduk in 692 BC. [3]
Nabû-šuma-ukîn II | |
---|---|
King of Babylon | |
Reign | 732 BC |
Predecessor | Nabû-nādin-zēri |
Successor | Nabû-mukin-zēri |
House | Dynasty of E |
Nabû-šuma-ukîn II, inscribed mdNabû-šuma-úkîn [i 1] or mŠuma-úkîn], [i 2] whose complete name is only known from the Kinglist A, was a usurper and briefly king of Babylon for one month and two days during 732 BC before he was swept aside by his successor, Nabû-mukin-zēri.
His reign was so fleeting he was omitted from the ' 'Ptolemaic Canon. [1] His Assyrian contemporary was Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III who was too distracted campaigning in Syria to react to political events. He came to power as a disaffected former provincial governor leading a rebellion against Nabû-nādin-zēri, the son and successor of Nabû-Nasir. [2]
He was deposed and replaced by the Chaldean chief, Nabû-mukin-zēri, of the Bīt-Amukani tribe, within weeks establishing a trend as later pretenders from the traditional Babylonian population were likewise to be displaced quickly by Chaldeans, Marduk-zakir-šumi II by Marduk-apla-iddina II in 703 BC and Nergal-ušezib by Mušezib-Marduk in 692 BC. [3]