Labashi-Marduk

King of Babylon Labashi-MardukKing of BabylonKing of Sumer and AkkadKing of the Neo-Babylonian EmpireReignApril – May/June 556 BCPredecessorNeriglissarSuccessorNabonidusDiedMay/June 556 BCBabylon?AkkadianLâbâši-MardukLā-bâš-MardukHousePuquduDynastyChaldean dynasty(matrilineal) (?)FatherNeriglissarMotherKashshaya (?) Labashi-Marduk (Neo-Babylonian Akkadian: 𒆷𒁀𒅆𒀭𒀫𒌓, romanized: Lâbâši-Marduk or Lā-bâš-Marduk, meaning "O Marduk, may I not come to shame") was the fifth and penultimate king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling in 556 BC. He was the son and successor of Neriglissar. Though classical authors such as Berossus wrote that Labashi-Marduk was just a child when he became king, Babylonian documents indicate that he had been in charge of his own affairs before his rise to the throne, suggesting he was an adult, though possibly still relatively young. Labashi-Marduk's reign was very short, lasting only one to three months, with the last evidence of Neriglissar's life dating in April 556 BC and documents dated to Labashi-Marduk's successor, Nabonidus, appearing in May that same year and becoming widespread in Babylonia by the end of June. Nabonidus's