Nabû-šuma-ukīn II.
Nabû-šuma-ukīn II. (Also Nabu-shuma-ukin II. ) Ruled only one month and two days in the year 731 BC. As the Babylonian king. The lunar eclipse of 731 BC noted in Babylonian sources BC allowed the exact dating of his reign. He came to the throne through a rebellion against his predecessor Nabû-nādin-zēri . His successor Nabû-mukīn-zēri disempowered him .
literature
- Francis Richard Stephenson : Historical Eclipses and Earth's rotation . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1997, ISBN 0-521-46194-4 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Nabû-nādin-zēri |
King of Babylonia 731–731 BC Chr. |
Nabû-mukīn-zēri |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nabû-šuma-ukīn II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nabu-šuma-ukin II .; Nabu-shuma-ukin II. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Babylonian king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century BC Chr. |