Babylonisches reich nebuchadnezzar biography

King of Babylon from to BC

"Nebuchadnezzar" redirects here. For the other kings of Babylon of the same name or other uses, see Nebuchadnezzar (disambiguation).

Nebuchadnezzar II (NEB-yuu-kəd-NEZ-ər; Babylonian cuneiform: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur,^[c] meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir";Biblical Hebrew: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר, romanized:&#;Nəḇūḵaḏneʾṣṣar),^[d] also spelled Nebuchadrezzar II, was the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from the death of his father Nabopolassar in BC to his own death in BC.

Historically known as Nebuchadnezzar the Great, he is typically regarded as the empire's greatest king. Nebuchadnezzar remains famous for his military campaigns in the Levant, for his construction projects in his capital, Babylon, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and for the role he plays in Jewish history.

Ruling for 43 years, Nebuchadnezzar was the longest-reigning king of the Babylonian dynasty. By the time of his dea