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Labashi-Marduk

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Labashi-Marduk was the fifth and penultimate king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling in 556 BC.

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Labashi-Marduk: Marduk
Labashi-Marduk (Neo-Babylonian Akkadian: 𒆷𒁀𒅆𒀭𒀫𒌓, romanized: Lâbâši-Marduk or Lā-bâš-Marduk, meaning "O Marduk, may I not come to shame") was the fifth and penultimate king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling in 556 BC.
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Labashi-Marduk: Cyrus Takes Babylon, 539 BCE
Nabonidus, the final Babylonian king and son of the Assyrian priestess Adad-guppi, had ascended to the throne by overthrowing his predecessor Labashi-Marduk in 556.
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