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'''Nabonidus''' (cuneiform ''Nabu-Na’id'') was the last ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. He is also sometimes called the first archaeologist because, in his restoration of temples, he dug to find their foundation deposits in order to learn about the past history of kings and times. He came to power in a coup that killed his predecessor, Labashi-Marduk. He lost his kingdom to the forces of Media, Persia, and their allies under the command of [[Cyrus II the Great|Cyrus the Great]] in 539 BC but was dealt with mercifully by Cyrus and spent his last days, according to Berossus, in Carmania, a province in what is now Iran.

'''Nabonidus''' (Akkadian: [[Dingir|𒀭]]𒀝𒉎𒌇 ^[[Dingir|d]]''Nabu-Na’id''; Ancient Greek: Λαβυνήτου, ''Labynetus'') was the last ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. He is also sometimes called the first archaeologist because, in his restoration of temples, he dug to find their foundation deposits in order to learn about the past history of kings and times. He came to power in a coup that killed his predecessor, Labashi-Marduk. He lost his kingdom to the forces of Media, Persia, and their allies under the command of [[Cyrus II the Great|Cyrus the Great]] in 539 BC but was dealt with mercifully by Cyrus and spent his last days, according to Berossus, in Carmania, a province in what is now Iran.

==The early years of Nabonidus==

==The early years of Nabonidus==