Ancient Babylonia / by C.H.W. Johns.

  • Claude Hermann Walter Johns
Date:
1913
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Credit: Ancient Babylonia / by C.H.W. Johns. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER X The Tenth Dynasty, or Neo-Babylonian Empire Nabopolassar reigned from 625 to 604 b.c. His rule was very limited at first. For four years we have no proof that his rule was acknowledged beyond Babylon and Borsippa. Erech, Nippur and even Sippara remained under x4ssyrian rule for much longer. He allied himself with the king of the Medes, who devastated Mesopotamia and ultimately cap- tured Nineveh which fell towards the end of his reign, about 606 b.c. He boasts that he had chased from Akkad the Assyrians “ who from days of old had ruled over all peoples and worn out the nations with their heavy yoke.” He further claims to have “ laid the foundation ” of his land and rule. His many inscriptions are chiefly concerned with his buildings. He was a great restorer. He rebuilt the great temple of Marduk at Babylon, while he had not yet assumed the title of king of Babylon, though already claiming to be king of Sumer and Akkad. When he dug a canal at Sippara, where he also built a temple of Belit, he claims to be
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