Neriglissar


Nergal-sharezer or Neriglissar was King of Babylon from 560 to 556 BC. He was the son-in-law of Nebuchadnezzar II and assumed the throne after murdering Nebuchadnezzar's son and heir, Amel-Marduk. A Babylonian chronicle describes his western war in 557/556 BC.
He is traditionally listed as a king of the Chaldean Dynasty; however, it is not known if he was a Chaldean or a native of Babylon, as he was not related by blood to Nabopolassar and his successors. His name is mentioned as one of the high-ranking officers of king Nebuchadnezzar II in the Book of Jeremiah.

Archeology

A record of a war by Nergal-sharezer with Syria was found on a tablet from the 'Neo-Babylonian Chronicle texts'.