Neo-Babylonian
Rule returned to Babylon in 626 BC, when Nabopolassar seized the throne. The empire fell in 539 BC when king Cyrus II of Persia overthrew Nabonidus, the last native ruler of Babylon.
Description:
After the collapse of the Assyrian Empire, led by a coalition of Babylonians, Medes, Scythians, and Cimmerians, the Neo-Babylonian Empire flourished. The seat of the empire was transferred from Nineveh to Babylonia, and economics, agriculture, building projects, arts, and sciences flourished. The period was a renaissance of Sumerian/Akkadian traditions. Temples dominated the urban social structure, legal system, and social hierarchy. The period ended during the reign of Nabonidus, when Babylon was captured by Cyrus the Great.
Ultra-Low Chronology:
Short/Low Chronology:
Middle Chronology: 625-539 BCE
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 30498 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [Card Missing] |
| 30494 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [Card Missing] |
| 30493 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [Card Missing] |
| 30492 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [Card Missing] |
| 30491 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [Card Missing] |
| 30291 | (none) | (none) | (none) | [Card Missing] |
| 3018 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Fragment: Religious Omina. Neo-Babylonian/Persian. | |
| 3011 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Neo-Babylonian Syllabary. |
| 2926 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Neo-Babylonian. Small fragments missing. 3 incantations formulae laid in the boxes of the pavement at the entrance of the door. H.C. |
| 2834 | (none) | (none) | B16212 | Royal inscription - in limestone. Small fragment. Probably (Nabonidus?) king of all the world, king? H.C. |
| 2816 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Fragment. Neo-Babylonian syllabary - list of signs Zi and of short sentences ki-na -- | |
| 2815 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Fragment. Neo-Babylonian. Syllabary: List of signs [transcribed sign] gish. Colophon: e ba-da house of the boys - Probably material of the school. | |
| 2747 | (none) | 1927,1003.254 | (none) | Paste statuette. Blue glass paste, much worn. Servant in attitude of devotion. Head and trunk only. [drawing 1:1] |
| 2557 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. Letter Unto Nabu-sag-ga, so speaks?. x his brother: Na-dug son of Ma-kam(?) ?unto the 5 brothers, ?son of Makam, ? ki-ma son of the calker (Ad-kib), he has brought Neo-Babylonian Period? 10 lines writing. H.C. |
| 20089O | (none) | (none) | (none) | Not assigned in field |
| 20089N | (none) | (none) | (none) | Not assigned in field |
| 20089L | (none) | (none) | (none) | Not assigned in field |
| 20089I | (none) | (none) | (none) | Not assigned in field |
| 20089H | (none) | (none) | (none) | Not assigned in field |
| 20089G | (none) | (none) | (none) | Not assigned in field |
| 20089F | (none) | (none) | (none) | Not assigned in field |
| 20089D | (none) | (none) | (none) | Not assigned in field |
| 20087 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. |
| 20086A | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| 19978 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Clay tablet. |
Related Terms
Ubaid - Uruk - Jemdat Nasr - Early Dynastic / Sumerian - Akkadian Dynasty - Guti/Post Akkadian - Ur III - Old Babylonian - Middle Assyrian - Kassite - Neo-Assyrian - Achaemenid Empire (Persian) - Seleucid - Parthian