Amytis of Media

Amytis
Nebuchadnezzar and his wife watching the construction of the hanging gardens
BornEcbatana
Diedc. 565 BCE
Babylon
SpouseNebuchadnezzar II (?)
IssueKaššaya (?)
Amel-Marduk (?)
Nitocris (?)
Median*ᴴumati
HouseMedian
FatherCyaxares

Amytis of Media (c. 630-565 BCE; Median: *ᴴumati; Ancient Greek: Ancient Greek: Αμυτις, romanizedAmutis; Latin: Amytis)[1][2] was a queen of Babylon, wife of Nebuchadnezzar II and daughter of the Median king Cyaxares.

  1. ^ Schmitt 1989.
  2. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2011). Iranisches Personennamenbuch [Book of Iranian Personal Names] (in German). Vol. 5.5a. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-3-700-17142-3.