RIBo, Babylon 7: The Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Dynasty, “About the Project; ruler pages for Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar II and Nabonidus”
“up-to-date editions of the officially commissioned texts of the six kings of the Neo-Babylonian Dynasty (625-539 BC)”
The project's ruler pages give the reigns as Nabopolassar (625-605 BC), Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC) and Nabonidus (555-539 BC). Six kings across eighty-six years leaves no room for an additional twenty.
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Provenance and verification note for RIBo, Babylon 7: The Inscriptions of the Neo-Babylonian Dynasty, About the Project; ruler pages for Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar II and Nabonidus
Confidence note. The About page and the three ruler pages were fetched and read on 19 September 2026; the reign dates are in the page titles and headings.
Corroborated by. src-chr-e-pd-1942-p9-10-transitions, src-chr-e-oracc-adadguppi-i29
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-chr-e-oracc-ribo-dynasty-span