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Nergal-ushezib, originallyShuzub, was aBabylonian nobleman who was installed asKing of Babylon by theElamites in 694 BC, after their capture of Babylon and deposition and murder of the previous kingAshur-nadin-shumi, son of KingSennacherib ofAssyria.
Nergal-ushezib reigned as King for little more than a year. Sennacherib soon made war on Babylon to recover the city and avenge his son's death. Nergal-ushezib was defeated and captured by the Assyrians in battle nearNippur in September 693 BC.[1] Nergal-ushezib's subsequent fate is unknown. He was succeeded by theChaldean princeMushezib-Marduk, who continued the resistance against Assyria.[2]
| Preceded by | King of Babylon 694–693 BC | Succeeded by |
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