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Nebuchadnezzar's Right Hand Man

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 13 April 2016
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Nebuchadnezzar's Right Hand Man

The Chief Eunuch, Nabu-sharrusu-ukin, rab sha-reshi, donated gold to the Marduk Temple at Babylon. His name and title occur as Nebo-Sarsekim, rab-saris, in Hebrew in the Book of Jeremiah. He probably met the prophet Jeremiah at Nebuchadnezzar's 2nd capture of Jerusalem in 587 BCE. From Babylon, Southern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Babylonian Period, reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 13). Nebuchadnezzar's Right Hand Man. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4919/nebuchadnezzars-right-hand-man/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nebuchadnezzar's Right Hand Man." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 13, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4919/nebuchadnezzars-right-hand-man/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Nebuchadnezzar's Right Hand Man." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Apr 2016. Web. 06 May 2021.