Nergal-ushezib
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Nergal-ushezib,originallyShuzub,was aBabyloniannobleman who was installed asKing of Babylonby theElamitesin 694 BC, after their capture of Babylon and deposition and murder of the previous kingAshur-nadin-shumi,son of KingSennacheribofAssyria.
Nergal-ushezib reigned as King for little more than a year. Sennacherib soon made war on Babylon to recover the city and avenge his son's death. Nergal-ushezib was defeated and captured by the Assyrians in battle nearNippurin September 693 BC.[1]Nergal-ushezib's subsequent fate is unknown. He was succeeded by theChaldeanprinceMushezib-Marduk,who continued the resistance against Assyria.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Grayson, Albert Kirk (2 November 2018).Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles.Eisenbrauns.ISBN9781575060491– via Google Books.
- ^Boardman, John; Edwards, I. E. S. (2 November 1991).The Cambridge Ancient History.Cambridge University Press.ISBN9780521227179– via Google Books.