Nabonidus

American  

[nab-oh-nahy-duhs] / ˌnæb oʊˈnaɪ dəs /

noun

1. died 539? b.c., last king of Babylonia 556–539 (father of Belshazzar).

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Nabonidus British  

/ ˌnæbəˈnaɪdəs /

noun

1. Old Testament the father of Belshazzar, last king of Babylon before it was captured by Cyrus in 539 _bc

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Example Sentences

It is known that Cyrus became master of Media by conquering Astyages, and that the troops of the king of Persia capturing Babylon took Nabonidus prisoner with but little difficulty.

From Project Gutenberg

Nabonidus, the father of Belshazzar, was the son of a nobleman Nabu-baladsu-iqbi, who was in all probability not related to any of the preceding kings of Babylon.

From Project Gutenberg

Had Nabonidus been descended from Nebuchadrezzar he could hardly have failed in his records, which we possess, to have boasted of such a connexion with the greatest Babylonian monarch; yet in none of his inscriptions does he trace his descent beyond his father.

From Project Gutenberg

Like the other rulers of Babylonia, Nabonidus had granted to Belshazzar, or at least permitted him to occupy, a separate house, which was situated within Babylon, beside the house of Marduk-îriba, son of Rêmut, descendant of Miṣrâa.

From Project Gutenberg

At this time, according to Nabonidus, a king of the Umman-manda or Medes, whose name is doubtful, but which may be Iriba-tuktê, entered into alliance with a ruler who must be Nabopolassar of Babylon, the father of Nebuchadnezzar, and accomplished the vengeance of Merodach, the god of the Babylonians, who willed that the destruction wrought upon his city by Sennacherib should be amply avenged.

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