Two king lists record that Nabopolassar and Nebuchadnezzar II were kings of Babylon. For the convenience of the user of this volume, it has been thought useful to present translations of the relevant passages here. The entries immediately preceding and following those of the kings whose inscriptions are edited in this volume are also given when they are preserved.
1. Uruk King List
Obv. 4´) | 1 year | Sîn-šumu-līšir |
Obv. 5´) | and Sîn-šarra-iškun | |
Obv. 6´) | 21 year(s) | Nabopolassar |
Obv. 7´) | 43 [ye]ar(s) | Nebuchadnezzar (II) |
Obv. 8´) | 2 [ye]ar(s) | Amēl-Marduk |
Obv. 9´) | 3 [years], 8 month(s) | Neriglissar |
Obv. 10´) | [(...)] 3 month(s) | Lâbâši-Marduk |
Obv. 11´) | 17 [year(s)] | Nabonidus |
2. Ptolemaic Canon
Κινηλαδάνου | κβ | Kineladanos (Kandalānu) | 22 (years) |
Ναβοπολασσάρου | κα | Nabopolassaros (Nabopolassar) | 21 (years) |
Ναβοκολασσάρου | μγ | Nabokolassaros (Nebuchadnezzar II) | 43 (years) |
Ἰλλοαρουδάμου | β | Illoaroudamos (Amēl-Marduk) | 2 (years) |
Νηριγασολασσάρου | δ | Nerigasolassaros (Neriglissar) | 4 (years) |
Ναβοναδίου | ιζ | Nabonadios (Nabonidus) | 17 (years) |
Jamie Novotny & Frauke Weiershäuser
Jamie Novotny & Frauke Weiershäuser, ' King Lists', RIBo, Babylon 7: The Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Dynasty, The RIBo Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2024 [/ribo/babylon7/RINBE11Introduction/DatingandChronology/KingLists/]