| Nebuchadnezzar I | |
|---|---|
| King of Babylon | |
 Detail of the goddess Gula, her dog, and a scorpion man from kudurru of Nebuchadnezzar granting Šitti-Marduk freedom from taxation. British Museum.[i 1][1] | |
| Reign | c. 1121–1100 BC[a] |
| Predecessor | Ninurta-nādin-šumi |
| Successor | Enlil-nādin-apli |
| House | 2nd Dynasty of Isin |
Nebuchadnezzar I[b] (/ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzər/ NEB-yuu-kəd-NEZ-ər; Babylonian: mdNabû-kudurrī-úṣur (AN-AG-ŠA-DU-ŠIŠ)[i 2] or mdNábû-ku-dúr-uṣur,[i 3] meaning "Nabû, protect my eldest son" or "Nabû, protect the border"; reigned c. 1121–1100 BC) was the fourth king of the Second Dynasty of Isin and Fourth Dynasty of Babylon. He ruled for 22 years according to the Babylonian King List C,[i 2] and was the most prominent monarch of this dynasty. He is best known for his victory over Elam and the recovery of the cultic idol of Marduk.
Cite error: There are <ref group=i> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=i}} template (see the help page).
- ^ "boundary-stone; kudurru British Museum". The British Museum.
- ^ Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (2018). A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75. Pondicherry: Wiley. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-1405188999.
- ^ Asimov, Isaac (1968). The Near East. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. p. 62.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).