This king's reparation of the Ziggurat of Egishnugal is described on four cylinders named for him discovered in Ur. A priestess from Harran was mother to this king, whose namesake chronicle says that he campaigned in Edom and other unnamed western locations early in his reign. The priesthood became frustrated with this king because he promoted the worship of the moon god Sîn over all others and b
This king's reparation of the Ziggurat of Egishnugal is described on four cylinders named for him discovered in Ur. A priestess from Harran was mother to this king, whose namesake chronicle says that he campaigned in Edom and other unnamed western locations early in his reign. The priesthood became frustrated with this king because he promoted the worship of the moon god Sîn over all others and because the Akitu festival could not be celebrated after this king fled to the oasis town of Tayma, leaving the capital in the control of his son (*) Belshazzar. The loss of this king's forces at the Battle of Opis led to his capital city being captured by Cyrus the Great. For 10 points, name this final king of the Neo-Babylonian empire.
This king's reparation of the Ziggurat of Egishnugal is described on four cylinders named for him discovered in Ur.
Nabonidus [or Nabû-naʾid]