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Did Nabonidus rule 17 years before Belshazzars 17 years
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Elijahovah
2008-02-26 17:01:31 UTC
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Evil-Merodach's rule
of 22 Years
From 582 BC to 560 BC

Ashurbanipal 21 years 670-649 BC
Ashur-itillu-illani 4 years 649-645 BC
Nabopolassar 21 years 645-624 BC
Nebuchanezzar coronation 625 BC
Nebuchadnezzar 43 years 624-581 BC
Evil-Merodach 22 years 582-560 BC
in absentee of Nebuchadnezzar 7 years 582-575 BC
coregent for Nebuchadnezzar's return 12th year 575-563 BC says
Polyhister
His total rule for Nebuchadnezzar 18years 582-564 BC says Josephus
Evil-Merodach (sole rule) 2 years 563-561 BC
Neriglissar 4 years 560-556 BC
Labashi-Marduk (9 months) 557-556 BC
Nabonidus 17 years 556-539 BC

or

Nabonidus' rule
of 34 Years
From 573 BC to 539 BC

Babylonian Chronology
Based on the 104 years of
Nabonidus' mother

Nebuchadnezzar 43 years 624-581 BC
Evil-Merodach 2 years 580-578 BC
Neriglissar 4 years 578-574 BC
Labashi-Marduk (9 months) 574-573 BC
Nabonidus rules 34 years 17 years 573-556 BC says Syncellus
(Belshazzar) 17 years 556-539 BC

6th year of Nabonidus is 551 BC (104 years from 655 BC)
9th year of Nabonidus is 548 BC (104 years from 652 BC)
JTEM
2008-03-03 19:13:21 UTC
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Elijahovah <***@wi.rr.com> wrote:

A greater mystery would be what -- if anything -- you
mistakenly believe this has to do with most of the
groups you crossposted it to.

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