Nergal-šarra-uṣur

Nergal-šarra-uṣur (also Neriglissar ; † 556 BC ) ruled from 560 BC. BC to 556 BC BC as a neo-Babylonian king. While still a dignitary, he married Nebuchadnezzar's daughter Kaššaia .

Reign

The first order as king comes from August 4, 560 BC. Chr .; 559 BC The first year of the reign began. On April 9, 556 BC The last documented announcement was made as king.

In 560 BC His brother- in- law Amēl-Marduk was murdered because he did not represent the interests of the Babylonian oligarchy . At the time of his accession to the throne, he was probably already of an advanced age, but led some quite successful campaigns, including in Cilicia . His death in 556 BC Chr. Came as a surprise. He left the empire to his son Lābāši-Marduk .

He is probably identical with the court master Nergal-Sarezer ( Jer 39.3 EU ) mentioned in the Bible , who, according to biblical tradition, participated in the conquest and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Was involved.

Leap years during the reign

The following leap months are used during his reign:

Reg. Year	Dating	Leap month	Beginning of the leap month	Beginning of the next tašritu	Beginning of the next nisannu
Leap years and cycle during the reign of Nergal-šarra-uṣur
AJ	560 to 559 BC Chr.	Addaru II	March 9, 559 BC Chr.	September 30, 559 BC Chr.	April 7, 559 BC Chr.
3	557 to 556 BC Chr.	Addaru II	March 6, 556 BC Chr.	September 27, 556 BC Chr.	April 5, 556 BC Chr.

literature

Dietz-Otto Edzard (Hrsgb.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie and Near Eastern Archeology , Vol. 9 , de Gruyter, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-11-017296-8 , p. 228f.

Web links

livius.org

Remarks

^ Date in the Gregorian calendar . The usual date is given as August 11th in the proleptic Julian calendar . The beginning of spring this year fell on March 28 of the same calendar; 7 days must therefore be deducted. Calculations according to Jean Meeus: Astronomical Algorithms - Applications for Ephemeris Tool 4,5 - , Barth, Leipzig 2000 and Ephemeris Tool 4,5 conversion program .
↑ cf. Data as of August 4th.
^ Richard Anthony Parker , Waldo H. Dubberstein: Babylonian Chronology 626 BC - AD 75 . Brown University Press, Rhode Island 1956, pp. 5-6; Jean Meeus : Astronomical Algorithms - Applications for Ephemeris Tool 4,5 - , Barth, Leipzig 2000 for: Ephemeris Tool 4,5 according to Jean Meeus, conversion program, 2001 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Date in the Gregorian calendar ; In the Julian calendar system , 6 days are to be added to the Gregorian date. The date is based on NASA information ( memento from March 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) taking into account the T-Delta. For Babylonia, the time zone surcharge of 3 hours must be taken into account for Universal Time (UT); according to Jean Meeus : Astronomical Algorithms - Applications for Ephemeris Tool 4,5 - , Barth, Leipzig 2000 for: Ephemeris Tool 4,5 according to Jean Meeus, conversion program, 2001 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Amēl-Marduk	King of Babylonia 560–556 BC Chr.	Lābāši-Marduk

personal data
SURNAME	Nergal-šarra-uṣur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Neriglissar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Babylon
DATE OF BIRTH	6th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	556 BC Chr.

[1] Date in the Gregorian calendar . The usual date is given as August 11th in the proleptic Julian calendar . The beginning of spring this year fell on March 28 of the same calendar; 7 days must therefore be deducted. Calculations according to Jean Meeus: Astronomical Algorithms - Applications for Ephemeris Tool 4,5 - , Barth, Leipzig 2000 and Ephemeris Tool 4,5 conversion program .

[2] . Data as of August 4th.

[3] Richard Anthony Parker , Waldo H. Dubberstein: Babylonian Chronology 626 BC - AD 75 . Brown University Press, Rhode Island 1956, pp. 5-6; Jean Meeus : Astronomical Algorithms - Applications for Ephemeris Tool 4,5 - , Barth, Leipzig 2000 for: Ephemeris Tool 4,5 according to Jean Meeus, conversion program, 2001 .

[J-4] Date in the Gregorian calendar ; In the Julian calendar system , 6 days are to be added to the Gregorian date. The date is based on NASA information ( memento from March 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) taking into account the T-Delta. For Babylonia, the time zone surcharge of 3 hours must be taken into account for Universal Time (UT); according to Jean Meeus : Astronomical Algorithms - Applications for Ephemeris Tool 4,5 - , Barth, Leipzig 2000 for: Ephemeris Tool 4,5 according to Jean Meeus, conversion program, 2001 .