Nabu-shum-libur
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Nabû-šuma-libūr, "O Nabû, may the son stay in good health," (1033 – 1026 BC) was the 11th and last king of the 2nd Dynasty of Isin, the 4th Dynasty of Babylon
. He ruled during a period of instability due to incursions of Aramean nomadic tribesmen in Northwest Babylonia.
and details the reimbursement of the šandabakku, or governor, of Nippur with land after he ransomed a man from the enemy.The “enemy” is recorded as LÚ.KÚR.MEŠ, and is unspecific.
A stone duck weightAlabaster duck-weight with two panels of cuneiform inscription; top of bird's head lost; abraded, BM 91432. inscribed Nabû-šuma-libūr, optimistically titled šar kiššati (“king of the world”),Transliterated: 30 ma- gl-na [ ] sa dAG. Mu-li-bur LUGAL DIN.[ ] , translated: “30 mina, correct, of Nabû-šuma-libūr, king of the world.” found its way to the Northwest palace of Nimrud, where it was discovered by Layard
in the mid 19th century, and perhaps indicates continued trade. It was marked 30 minas (about 15 kilograms).
Ominous portents dated for his reign are included in a damaged religious chronicle of the Seleucid era. The Religious Chronicle, tablet BM 35968 (ABC 17) column 1. It records, “a lion was lying lurking and they killed it,” a prophecy fulfilled by the fall of the dynasty. The events at the end of his reign are not known, but the dynasty was followed by the 2nd Dynasty of Sealand when a substantial part of southern Mesopotamia seceded.
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
. He ruled during a period of instability due to incursions of Aramean nomadic tribesmen in Northwest Babylonia.
Biography
There is very little extant material for his reign. The legal text picturedTablet ME 139424, on display in room 55 of the British Museum. is from his first year. It was found at Kār-Bēlet-Ilāni near NippurNippur
Nippur was one of the most ancient of all the Sumerian cities. It was the special seat of the worship of the Sumerian god Enlil, the "Lord Wind," ruler of the cosmos subject to An alone...
and details the reimbursement of the šandabakku, or governor, of Nippur with land after he ransomed a man from the enemy.The “enemy” is recorded as LÚ.KÚR.MEŠ, and is unspecific.
A stone duck weightAlabaster duck-weight with two panels of cuneiform inscription; top of bird's head lost; abraded, BM 91432. inscribed Nabû-šuma-libūr, optimistically titled šar kiššati (“king of the world”),Transliterated: 30 ma-
Austen Henry Layard
Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB, PC was a British traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author, politician and diplomat, best known as the excavator of Nimrud.-Family:...
in the mid 19th century, and perhaps indicates continued trade. It was marked 30 minas (about 15 kilograms).
Ominous portents dated for his reign are included in a damaged religious chronicle of the Seleucid era. The Religious Chronicle, tablet BM 35968 (ABC 17) column 1. It records, “a lion was lying lurking and they killed it,” a prophecy fulfilled by the fall of the dynasty. The events at the end of his reign are not known, but the dynasty was followed by the 2nd Dynasty of Sealand when a substantial part of southern Mesopotamia seceded.