Nabu-kudurri-usur IV.

The Behistun inscription with relief. Aracha can be seen here as the fifth figure from the left, the second of the subjugated opponents of Darius I, who judges them.

Aracha was officially called Nabu-kudurri-usur IV , also Nebuchadnezzar IV , († December 5, 521 BC ) was the son of Chaldita . As King of Babylon , he ruled in 521 BC. Just under seven months. The first order as heir to the throne comes from May 17, 521 BC. Chr .; on November 3, 521 BC Its last pronouncement was 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 Babylonian king was apparently not initially recognized in all of Babylon, since until August 27, 521 BC. The chronology Chr. In various places even in the name of I. Darius was performed. General Intaphrenes , sent by Darius I to campaign in Urartu , defeated Aracha on November 27, 521 BC. And captured him along with 2500 followers. Arrived in Babylon, Darius I had everyone killed. As of December 6, 521 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

predecessor	Office	successor
Darius I.	King of Babylonia 521 BC Chr.	Darius I.

personal data
SURNAME	Nabu-kudurri-usur IV.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Aracha; Nebuchadnezzar IV.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Babylon (521 BC)
DATE OF BIRTH	6th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	December 5, 521 BC Chr.
Place of death	Babylon , Achaemenid Empire