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title: Verse Account of King Nabonidus
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4911/verse-account-of-king-nabonidus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Verse Account of King Nabonidus

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Verse Account of King Nabonidus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4911.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4911.jpg)

## Image Caption

"He looks at those effigies and utters blasphemes...". During the reign of Nabonidus (556-539 BCE), [Babylon](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/) fell to the Persian king [Cyrus the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cyrus_the_Great/). Nabonidus' reign was a troubled one. His unpopularity led to this poem, ridiculing Nabonidus and praising [Cyrus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Cyrus/). From Babylon, Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. Neo-Babylonian Period, circa 539 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 13). Verse Account of King Nabonidus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4911/verse-account-of-king-nabonidus/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Verse Account of King Nabonidus." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 13, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4911/verse-account-of-king-nabonidus/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Verse Account of King Nabonidus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4911/verse-account-of-king-nabonidus/>.

## License & Copyright

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