Nabonidus
Americannoun
noun
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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
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
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
Nabonidus was not yet an old man in years; but few would have been able to make out whether it had taken fourscore years, or five, to produce his peculiar appearance.
From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton
When the enemy had departed, Nabonidus restored the temple in that city, and replaced the deities referred to in their shrines.
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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