This adminsitrative document is dated to the "24th day of Kislimu in the 11th year Nabonidus, King of Babylon". It mentions "a slave of Bel-sharra-usur (Belshazzar),son of the king". Although Belshazzar is acting as regent, the formal date shows that Nabonidus is still the reigning king. From Borsippa, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Babylonian Period, circa 545 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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