Nabonidus
Americannoun
noun
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Under its three entrances he found three stone slabs with carvings showing Nabonidus and the worshiped crescent moon with inscriptions in the cuneiform writing of ancient Mesopotamia.
From Time Magazine Archive
The last king of Babylonia, Nabonidus, was so devoted to Moon-God Sin that he tried to make him supreme above all the other gods of the densely populated Mesopotamian pantheon.
From Time Magazine Archive
This religious move was a tactical mistake; the local priests had a vested interest in other gods, and their machinations drove Nabonidus into the wilderness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Belitsum: The second queen of Nabonidus; a woman of plebeian origin.
From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton
One, for instance, lived during the time of Nabonidus, and dwelt at Sippara.
From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge
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