Nabu-kudurri-usur III.

Nidintu-Bel was officially called Nabu-kudurri-usur III. , also Nebuchadnezzar III. , († December 21, 522 BC ) and was the son of Ainarai . As King of Babylon , he ruled in 522 BC. Just under three months. The first order as heir to the throne dates from October 3, 522 BC. On December 16, 522 BC. Its last pronouncement is dated. The government title Son of Nabu-na'id and ruler's name was apparently programmatically based on the great ancestor Nebuchadnezzar II and means God Nabû protect my first son .

The Persian king Darius I , who was confronted with the rebellion of Nidintu-Bel, left on December 13, 522 BC. In a military conflict against the new Babylonian king. Nidintu-Bel's army was stationed on the west bank of the Tigris . But the soldiers of Darius I rode horses and camels or swam through the river on hoses and were able to drive the Babylonians away. Nidintu-Bel fled towards the Euphrates , but was found on December 18, 522 BC. Defeated again in Zazannu near Sippar in the following battle. After another flight to Babylon with a few loyal followers, Darius I attacked the city and killed Nidintu-Bel after the conquest. From December 22nd, 522 BC. The chronicles of Babylon were again carried out after his name.

literature

Dietz-Otto Edzard : Real Lexicon of Assyriology and Near Eastern Archeology , Vol. 9 , de Gruyter, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-11-017296-8 , p. 206
FH Weißbach: Cyrus 6 . In: Paulys real encyclopedia of classical antiquity . Supplement volume IV (1924), col. 1129-1166, here: col. 1151.

predecessor	Office	successor
Darius I.	King of Babylonia 522 BC Chr.	Darius I.

personal data
SURNAME	Nabu-kudurri-usur III.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Nidintu-bel; Nebuchadnezzar III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Babylon (522 BC)
DATE OF BIRTH	6th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	December 21, 522 BC Chr.
Place of death	Babylon , Achaemenid Empire