List of kings of Babylon
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The following is a list of the Kings of Babylon, a major city of ancient Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq.
First Dynasty of Babylon
This uses the traditional Middle Chronology, although there is now reason to believe it may be too early by as much as a century.
- Sumu-abum 1894-1881 BC
- Sumu-la-El 1880-1845 BC
- Sabium 1844-1831 BC
- Apil-Sîn 1830-1813 BC
- Sin-muballit 1812-1793 BC
- Hammurabi 1792-1750 BC
- Samsu-Iluna 1749-1712 BC
- Abi-Eshuh 1711-1684 BC
- Ammi-Ditana 1683-1647 BC
- Ammi-Saduqa 1646-1626 BC
- Samsu-Ditana 1625-1595 BC
Early Kassite Monarchs
These rulers did not rule Babylon itself, but their numbering scheme was continued by later Kassite Kings of Babylon, and so they are listed here.
- Gandash fl. c.1730 BC
- Agum I
- Kashtiliash I
- Ushshi
- Abirattash
- Kashtiliash II
- Urzigurumash
- Harbashihu
- Tiptakzi
Sealand Dynasty (Dynasty II of Babylon)
This dynasty also did not actually rule Babylon, but rather the Sumerian regions south of it. Nevertheless, it is traditionally numbered the Second Dynasty of Babylon, and so is listed here.
- Iluma-ilum fl. c.1732 BC
- Itti-ili-nibi
- Damiq-ilishu
- Ishkibal
- Shushushi
- Gulkishar
- Peshgaldaramash
- Adarakalamma
- Ekurduanna
- Melamkurkukka
- [1 unnamed king between Gulkishar and Ea-gamil(?)]
- Ea-gamil fl. c. 1460 BC
Kassite Dynasty (Third Dynasty of Babylon)
The chronology followed here is the higher chronology found in Von Beckerath's Chronologie des pharaonischen Ägypten. Another commonly used chronology generally gives dates of approximately 10 to 20 years earlier for each monarch, but this does not synchronize so well with the most commonly used chronology for the Egyptian New Kingdom.
- Agum II fl. c.1570 BC
- Burnaburiash I
- Kashtiliash III
- Ulamburiash
- Agum III
- Kadashman-harbe I
- Karaindash
- Kurigalzu I d.1377 BC
- Kadashman-Enlil I 1377-1361 BC
- Burnaburiash II 1361-1333 BC
- Karahardash 1333-1331 BC
- Nazibugash 1331 BC
- Kurigalzu II 1331-1306 BC
- Nazimaruttash 1306-1280 BC
- Kadashman-Turgu 1280-1262 BC
- Kadashman-Enlil II 1262-1254 BC
- Kudur-Enlil 1254-1245 BC
- Shagarakti-Shuriash 1245-1232 BC
- Kashtiliash IV 1232-1224 BC
- Enlil-nadin-shumi 1224-1221
- Adad-shuma-iddina 1221-1215
- Adad-shuma-usur 1215-1185 BC
- Melishipak 1185-[[1170s BC|1170 BCE]
- Marduk-apal-iddina I 1170-1157 BC
- Zababa-shuma-iddina 1157-1156 BC
- Enlil-nadin-ahhe 1156-1153 BC
Dynasty IV of Babylon, from Isin
- Marduk-kabit-ahheshu 1155-1146 BCE
- Itti-Marduk-balatu 1146-1132 BCE
- Ninurta-nadin-shumi 1132-1126 BCE
- Nebuchadnezzar I 1126-1103 BCE
- Enlil-nadin-apli 1103-1100 BCE
- Marduk-nadin-ahhe 1100-1082 BCE
- Marduk-shapik-zeri 1082-1069 BCE
- Adad-apla-iddina 1069-1046 BCE
- Marduk-ahhe-eriba 1046 BCE
- Marduk-zer-X 1046-1033 BCE
- Nabu-shum-libur 1033-1025 BCE
Dynasty V of Babylon
Dynasty VI of Babylon
Dynasty VII of Babylon
Dynasty VIII of Babylon
Dynasty IX of Babylon
- Ninurta-kudurri-usur 943 BCE
- Mar-biti-ahhe-iddina 943-c.920 BCE
- Shamash-mudammiq c.920-900 BCE
- Nabu-shuma-ukin 900-888 BCE
- Nabu-apla-iddina 888-855 BCE
- Marduk-zakir-shumi I 855-819 BCE
- Marduk-balassu-iqbi 819-813 BCE
- Baba-aha-iddina 813-811 BCE
- [5 kings] 811-c.800 BCE
- Ninurta-apla-x c.800-c.790 BCE
- Marduk-bel-zeri c.790-c.780 BCE
- Marduk-apla-usur c.780-769 BCE
- Eriba-Marduk 769-761 BCE
- Nabu-shuma-ishkun 761-748 BCE
Dynasty IX of Babylon
From this point on, the Babylonian chronology is securely known via Ptolemy's Canon of Kings and other sources.
- Nabonassar (Nabu-nasir) 748-734 BCE
- Nabu-nadin-zeri 734-732 BCE
- Nabu-shuma-ukin II 732 BCE
Dynasty X of Babylon (Assyrians and Chaldeans)
- Nabu-mukin-zeri, 732-729 BCE
- Pulu (Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria) 729-727 BCE
- Ululayu (Shalmaneser V of Assyria) 727-722 BCE
- Marduk-apal-iddina II (the Biblical Merodach-Baladan), 722-710 BCE
- Sargon II of Assyria, 710-705 BCE
- Sennacherib of Assyria, 705-703 BCE
- Marduk-zakir-shumi II, 703 BCE
- Marduk-apal-iddina II, 703 BCE (restored)
- Bel-ibni, 703-700 BCE
- Ashur-nadin-shumi (son of Sennacherib of Assyria), 700-694 BCE
- Nergal-ushezib, 694-693 BCE
- Mushezib-Marduk, 693-689 BCE
Assyrian Sack of Babylon, 689 BCE; Babylon is rebuilt by Esarhaddon of Assyria in the 670s BCE
- Sennacherib of Assyria, 689-681 BCE
- Esarhaddon of Assyria, 681-669 BCE
- Shamash-shum-ukin (son of Esarhaddon), 668-648 BCE
- Kandalanu (possibly Ashurbanipal of Assyria or else a viceroy), 648-627 BCE
Dynasty XI of Babylon (Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean)
- Nabopolassar 626 - 605 BCE
- Nebuchadrezzar II 605 - 562 BCE
- Amel-Marduk 562 - 560 BCE
- Nergal-sharezer 560 - 556 BCE
- Labashi-Marduk 556 BCE
- Nabonidus 556 - 539 BCE
In 539 BCE, Babylon was captured by Cyrus the Great of Persia, and lost its independence.de:Liste der Könige von Babylonien es:Reyes de Babilonia pl:Królowie Babilonu ru:Вавилонские цари sl:Seznam babilonskih kraljev
