Nabonassar

[nab-oh-nas-er]

noun

1. died 733? b.c., king of Babylon 747?–733?.

Example Sentences

He brings �sop to Babylon, in the reign of king Lycerus, a king of his own making; for his name is not to be found in any catalogue, from Nabonassar to Alexander the Great; Nabonadius, most probably, reigning in Babylon about that time.

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To all appearance, however, he was not recognized by the Babylonians themselves as king, Nabonassar being then on the throne.

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Nabonassar, the king of that country, had died, and been succeeded by his son, Nabû-nadin-zēri, who, however, only reigned two years, and gave place to Nabû-šum-ukîn, who murdered him.

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When speaking of the eclipses which were observed at Babylon, Ptolemy gives a list of Babylonian kings, with the length of their reigns, from the so-called era of Nabonassar, in b.c.

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Era of Nabonassar.—This era is famous in astronomy, having been generally followed by Hipparchus and Ptolemy.

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