Nabu-suma-ukin II
| Nabû-šuma-ukîn II | |
|---|---|
| King of Babylon | |
| Reign | 732 BC |
| Predecessor | Nabû-nādin-zēri |
| Successor | Nabû-mukin-zēri |
| House | Dynasty ofE |
Nabû-šuma-ukîn II,inscribedm[d]Nabû-šuma-úkîn[i 1]ormŠuma-[úkîn],[i 2]whose complete name is only known from theKinglist A,was a usurper and briefly king ofBabylonfor one month and two days during 732 BC before he was swept aside by his successor,Nabû-mukin-zēri.
Biography
[edit]His reign was so fleeting he was omitted from the ''Ptolemaic Canon.[1]HisAssyriancontemporary wasTukultī-apil-Ešarra IIIwho was too distracted campaigning in Syria to react to political events. He came to power as a disaffected former provincial governor leading a rebellion againstNabû-nādin-zēri,the son and successor ofNabû-Nasir.[2]
He was deposed and replaced by theChaldeanchief, Nabû-mukin-zēri, of the Bīt-Amukani tribe, within weeks establishing a trend as later pretenders from the traditional Babylonian population were likewise to be displaced quickly by Chaldeans,Marduk-zakir-šumi IIbyMarduk-apla-iddina IIin 703 BC andNergal-ušezibbyMušezib-Mardukin 692 BC.[3]
Inscriptions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^A. K. Grayson (1975).Assyrian and Babylonian chronicles.J. J. Augustin. p. 231.
- ^J. A. Brinkman (1968).A political history of post-Kassite Babylonia, 1158-722 B.C.Analecta Orientalia. pp. 235–236.
- ^J. A. Brinkman (1984).Prelude to Empire: Babylonian Society and Politics, 747-626 B.C.Vol. 7. Philadelphia: Occasional Publications of the Babylonian Fund. p. 23.
