Nabu-apla-iddina
Nabû-apla-iddina (inscribed mdNábû-ápla-iddinana or mdNábû-apla-íddina; reigned about 886–853 BC) was the sixth king of the dynasty of E of Babylon and he reigned for at least thirty-two years. During much of Nabû-apla-iddina's reign Babylon faced a significant rival in Assyria under the rule of Ashurnasirpal II. Nabû-apla-iddina was able to avoid both outright war and significant loss of territory. There was some low level conflict, including a case where he sent a party of troops led by his brother to aid rebels in Suhu (Suhi, Sukhu, Suru). Later in his reign Nabu-apla-iddina agreed to a tre
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Nabû-apla-iddina
- Royalty.title
- King of Babylon
- Royalty.image
- Nabu-apla-iddina confirming a grant of land.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- A tablet now in the British Museum showing Nabu-apla-iddina (right) confirming a grant of land to a priest of the same name dated to his 20th year, found at Abu-Habbah (= Sippar) in 1881 by Hormuzd Rassam.
- Royalty.reign
- 886–853 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Nabû-šuma-ukin I
- Royalty.successor
- Marduk-zakir-šumi I
- Royalty.royal house
- Dynasty of E
- Royalty.father
- Nabû-šuma-ukin I
- Royalty.mother
- Assyrian princess (?)
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- Biography
- The Sun God tablet
- Literary revival
- Inscriptions
- References
Nabû-apla-iddina (inscribed mdNábû-ápla-iddinana or mdNábû-apla-íddina; reigned about 886–853 BC) was the sixth king of the dynasty of E of Babylon and he reigned for at least thirty-two years. During much of Nabû-apla-iddina's reign Babylon faced a significant rival in Assyria under the rule of Ashurnasirpal II. Nabû-apla-iddina was able to avoid both outright war and significant loss of territory. There was some low level conflict, including a case where he sent a party of troops led by his brother to aid rebels in Suhu (Suhi, Sukhu, Suru). Later in his reign Nabu-apla-iddina agreed to a treaty with Ashurnasirpal II’s successor Shalmaneser III. Internally Nabu-apla-iddina worked on the reconstruction of temples and something of a literary revival took place during his reign with many older works being recopied.
==Biography==