Nabu-shum-lishir
Prince of Babylon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nabu-shum-lishir (Babylonian cuneiform: Nabû-šum-līšir,[1] meaning "Nabu, make the name prosper!")[2] was a Babylonian prince of the Chaldean dynasty and the second eldest son of Nabopolassar, the founder of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. He may have attempted to usurp the Babylonian throne from his elder brother, Nebuchadnezzar II, in 602 BC.
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Nabu-shum-lishir | |
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Prince of Babylon | |
Died | 602 BC (?) Babylonia (?) |
Akkadian | Nabû-šum-līšir |
Dynasty | Chaldean dynasty |
Father | Nabopolassar |
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