Mr. Mamdani, do you condemn Nabonidus?
September 5, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Mr. Mamdani, do you condemn Nabonidus?
Chiseled onto this rock face south-west of the ruins of ancient Tayma in Saudi Arabia is the name of the last Babylonian king, Nabonidus.
“I am Mrdn, servant of Nabonidus, king of Babylon. I came with the Chief Officer Kyt in the waterless wilderness beyond the desert of L’q.”
“I am Mrdn, servant of Nabonidus, king of Babylon. I came with the Chief Officer Kyt in the waterless wilderness beyond the desert of L’q.”
March 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Chiseled onto this rock face south-west of the ruins of ancient Tayma in Saudi Arabia is the name of the last Babylonian king, Nabonidus.
“I am Mrdn, servant of Nabonidus, king of Babylon. I came with the Chief Officer Kyt in the waterless wilderness beyond the desert of L’q.”
“I am Mrdn, servant of Nabonidus, king of Babylon. I came with the Chief Officer Kyt in the waterless wilderness beyond the desert of L’q.”
Closer to my original home of Hail in Saudi Arabia is a lengthy (but eroded) cuneiform inscription chiseled into a rock face together with the likeness of King Nabonidus and some divine iconography.
March 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Closer to my original home of Hail in Saudi Arabia is a lengthy (but eroded) cuneiform inscription chiseled into a rock face together with the likeness of King Nabonidus and some divine iconography.
Today I learned that the earliest known museum was established in 530 BCE. And the first curator was a woman! That's so fucking cool.
Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum was established in the Chaldean Empire by the daughter of King Nabonidus.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennigal...
Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum was established in the Chaldean Empire by the daughter of King Nabonidus.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennigal...
Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Today I learned that the earliest known museum was established in 530 BCE. And the first curator was a woman! That's so fucking cool.
Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum was established in the Chaldean Empire by the daughter of King Nabonidus.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennigal...
Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum was established in the Chaldean Empire by the daughter of King Nabonidus.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennigal...
![Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum is the earliest known public museum.[1] It dates to circa 530 BCE.[2][3][4][5] The curator was Ennigaldi, the daughter of Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.[6] It was in the state of Ur, in the modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate of Iraq, roughly 150 metres (490 ft) southeast of the famous Ziggurat of Ur.[7]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eixxyaijzj2yrqwzrzijt2vy/bafkreiajozksm6kryjpoaggmqplm25ljuwwt5vrnuysr2op47etyq4vrdu)
Someone named Mrdn (we don’t know the vowels) took the time to chisel his name into a rock face in the middle of the desert while accompanying king Nabonidus “in the waterless wilderness”.
He is saying “I was here and so was the Babylonian king” in a local script. I think that’s incredible.
He is saying “I was here and so was the Babylonian king” in a local script. I think that’s incredible.
March 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Someone named Mrdn (we don’t know the vowels) took the time to chisel his name into a rock face in the middle of the desert while accompanying king Nabonidus “in the waterless wilderness”.
He is saying “I was here and so was the Babylonian king” in a local script. I think that’s incredible.
He is saying “I was here and so was the Babylonian king” in a local script. I think that’s incredible.
It sounds like the Babylonian equivalent of a selfie... 🤣
Mrdn: "So this is me and my pal - KING NABONIDUS - just hangin' out in the waterless wilderness, smokin' some fatties. Bet you are all so jelly! PEACE OUT."
Mrdn: "So this is me and my pal - KING NABONIDUS - just hangin' out in the waterless wilderness, smokin' some fatties. Bet you are all so jelly! PEACE OUT."
March 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It sounds like the Babylonian equivalent of a selfie... 🤣
Mrdn: "So this is me and my pal - KING NABONIDUS - just hangin' out in the waterless wilderness, smokin' some fatties. Bet you are all so jelly! PEACE OUT."
Mrdn: "So this is me and my pal - KING NABONIDUS - just hangin' out in the waterless wilderness, smokin' some fatties. Bet you are all so jelly! PEACE OUT."
The interpretation of many ancient texts is uncertain and databases should present that uncertainty. While the first two lines of the famous #Taymanitic #Nabonidus text are clear, the last has resisted interpretation.
See why on the updated #OCIANA card: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
See why on the updated #OCIANA card: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
March 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The interpretation of many ancient texts is uncertain and databases should present that uncertainty. While the first two lines of the famous #Taymanitic #Nabonidus text are clear, the last has resisted interpretation.
See why on the updated #OCIANA card: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
See why on the updated #OCIANA card: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
OMG, Nabonidus was the king who took the sabbatical!
I desperately need to work on name recognition! 😱
I desperately need to work on name recognition! 😱
March 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
OMG, Nabonidus was the king who took the sabbatical!
I desperately need to work on name recognition! 😱
I desperately need to work on name recognition! 😱
Around 530 BCE, Ennigaldi-Nanna, the daughter of the last Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus, founded a museum of ancient Mesopotamian artifacts in the city of Ur. Some of the artifacts in her collection were over 1,500 years old *in her time*. There were museum labels in Akkadian cuneiform.
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January 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Around 530 BCE, Ennigaldi-Nanna, the daughter of the last Neo-Babylonian king Nabonidus, founded a museum of ancient Mesopotamian artifacts in the city of Ur. Some of the artifacts in her collection were over 1,500 years old *in her time*. There were museum labels in Akkadian cuneiform.
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In the final chapter of my book, Between Two Rivers, I talk about rock art and inscriptions in Saudi Arabia that tell us a bit about Nabonidus, the Babylonian king.
This dark boulder sits on reddish sand outside of Tayma, a major, multicultural hub of ancient trade. It seems unremarkable at first.
This dark boulder sits on reddish sand outside of Tayma, a major, multicultural hub of ancient trade. It seems unremarkable at first.
March 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In the final chapter of my book, Between Two Rivers, I talk about rock art and inscriptions in Saudi Arabia that tell us a bit about Nabonidus, the Babylonian king.
This dark boulder sits on reddish sand outside of Tayma, a major, multicultural hub of ancient trade. It seems unremarkable at first.
This dark boulder sits on reddish sand outside of Tayma, a major, multicultural hub of ancient trade. It seems unremarkable at first.
#OCIANA #Top_10_in_2025 : The #OCIANA team inserted more than 1500 new inscriptions into the database. Here are our top ten (with a three-way tie at #10) of the year, just in case you missed them! From Nabonidus to Dahr, let us known what you think!
www.academia.edu/145461821/OC...
www.academia.edu/145461821/OC...
December 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#OCIANA #Top_10_in_2025 : The #OCIANA team inserted more than 1500 new inscriptions into the database. Here are our top ten (with a three-way tie at #10) of the year, just in case you missed them! From Nabonidus to Dahr, let us known what you think!
www.academia.edu/145461821/OC...
www.academia.edu/145461821/OC...
Princess Ennigaldi was the daughter of King Nabonidus (556 BC-539 BC), the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, himself a known lover of antiques.
The empire would fall to the Persians during his lifetime.
So what did Princess Ennigaldi have on display for the elites to view, study?
The empire would fall to the Persians during his lifetime.
So what did Princess Ennigaldi have on display for the elites to view, study?
Learn About the Woman Who Opened the World's First Museum Over 2,500 Years Ago
This woman has left a mark on art history and how we appreciate it that can still be felt today.
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July 2, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Princess Ennigaldi was the daughter of King Nabonidus (556 BC-539 BC), the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, himself a known lover of antiques.
The empire would fall to the Persians during his lifetime.
So what did Princess Ennigaldi have on display for the elites to view, study?
The empire would fall to the Persians during his lifetime.
So what did Princess Ennigaldi have on display for the elites to view, study?
King Nabonidus of Babylon broke up with them
August 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
King Nabonidus of Babylon broke up with them
Aren't these just standard titulature?
![Several other cuneiform inscriptions also evidence Nabonidus’s
conceit. In the introduction of building inscriptions found at Sippar,
Babylon and Ur, Nabonidus gave himself extravagant titles: «I Nabonidus, the great king, the strong king, the king of the universe, the
king of Babylon, the king of the four corners, the caretaker of Esagila
and Ezida». Further indicative of his excessive pride, two additional [end of screenshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbe3b7ljafblsyy4dhkkgj7t/bafkreihqk7okkhhdlutx5e7qk5dg5utwyaymp5ylwmhqoitd5wkbkiicia)
April 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Aren't these just standard titulature?
From the FATHOMLESS depths of esoteric terror hails the final pin in the Dreamkeepers Villains collection:
Nabonidus awaits.👻
Comin' your way from the PLEDGE PIN tier for May! www.patreon.com/c/Dreamkeepers
Nabonidus awaits.👻
Comin' your way from the PLEDGE PIN tier for May! www.patreon.com/c/Dreamkeepers
May 28, 2026 at 10:25 PM
From the FATHOMLESS depths of esoteric terror hails the final pin in the Dreamkeepers Villains collection:
Nabonidus awaits.👻
Comin' your way from the PLEDGE PIN tier for May! www.patreon.com/c/Dreamkeepers
Nabonidus awaits.👻
Comin' your way from the PLEDGE PIN tier for May! www.patreon.com/c/Dreamkeepers
Apparently Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, was a nerd and raised a remarkable daughter, who became the curator of the world's first documented museum.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennigal...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennigal...
Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
July 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Apparently Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, was a nerd and raised a remarkable daughter, who became the curator of the world's first documented museum.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennigal...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennigal...
Mit ihm sprechen wir darüber, wie man archäologische Erkenntnisse an die Öffentlichkeit vermittelt und welche Relevanz die Archäologie heute eigentlich noch hat. Außerdem graben wir Ausgrabungsanekdoten aus und lassen ein weiteres Mal Nabonidus und Chaemwaset gegeneinander antreten
March 30, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Mit ihm sprechen wir darüber, wie man archäologische Erkenntnisse an die Öffentlichkeit vermittelt und welche Relevanz die Archäologie heute eigentlich noch hat. Außerdem graben wir Ausgrabungsanekdoten aus und lassen ein weiteres Mal Nabonidus und Chaemwaset gegeneinander antreten
For my part, I consider "Rogues in the House" one of my favourite Conan stories. I enjoy reading about him sneaking around, settling scores, and serving Nabonidus a faceful of his just desserts. Maybe this one needs a revisit soon. It's been a while since I read much Conan.
August 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
For my part, I consider "Rogues in the House" one of my favourite Conan stories. I enjoy reading about him sneaking around, settling scores, and serving Nabonidus a faceful of his just desserts. Maybe this one needs a revisit soon. It's been a while since I read much Conan.
A drawing of Nabonidus (Nabu-na'id), the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire before Cyrus The Great's conquest.
#art #digitalart #characterart #genderswap #mtf #history
#art #digitalart #characterart #genderswap #mtf #history
June 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
A drawing of Nabonidus (Nabu-na'id), the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire before Cyrus The Great's conquest.
#art #digitalart #characterart #genderswap #mtf #history
#art #digitalart #characterart #genderswap #mtf #history
Assyria has a lot to say about this, probably pioneering the Achaemenid model.
True outsider usurpers are very rare in Assyria, Babylon, and Persia (Nabonidus is the only one I can think of).
True outsider usurpers are very rare in Assyria, Babylon, and Persia (Nabonidus is the only one I can think of).
December 4, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Assyria has a lot to say about this, probably pioneering the Achaemenid model.
True outsider usurpers are very rare in Assyria, Babylon, and Persia (Nabonidus is the only one I can think of).
True outsider usurpers are very rare in Assyria, Babylon, and Persia (Nabonidus is the only one I can think of).
Having trouble distinguishing between Neriglissar and Nabonidus? Confusing Jehoiachin with Zedekiah?
So did early modern authors!
It's RELATABLE.
(Note that at least 6 of the 8 views are me, trying to make sure the link works.)
So did early modern authors!
It's RELATABLE.
(Note that at least 6 of the 8 views are me, trying to make sure the link works.)
The nerdiest thing I've ever written is out! And already up to EIGHT views!
The result of editing Emblem 28 for the Pulter Project, this essay argues that Hester Pulter's seeming errors in Biblical quotation suggest she's been reading Anne Bradstreet.
Full piece: academic.oup.com/nq/article/7...
The result of editing Emblem 28 for the Pulter Project, this essay argues that Hester Pulter's seeming errors in Biblical quotation suggest she's been reading Anne Bradstreet.
Full piece: academic.oup.com/nq/article/7...
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January 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Having trouble distinguishing between Neriglissar and Nabonidus? Confusing Jehoiachin with Zedekiah?
So did early modern authors!
It's RELATABLE.
(Note that at least 6 of the 8 views are me, trying to make sure the link works.)
So did early modern authors!
It's RELATABLE.
(Note that at least 6 of the 8 views are me, trying to make sure the link works.)
Note also Akkadian alāla, though this word is used more often for singing a work-song (hence e.g. the negativity towards Nabonidus for making the people stop singing it in the Verse Account), or for praise. (CAD vol. 1 below actually compares the onomatopoeia directly to the Greek one)
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Note also Akkadian alāla, though this word is used more often for singing a work-song (hence e.g. the negativity towards Nabonidus for making the people stop singing it in the Verse Account), or for praise. (CAD vol. 1 below actually compares the onomatopoeia directly to the Greek one)
Nabonidus and Ennigaldi-Nanna be like
Putting bits of medieval pottery in the trash to prank any future archaeologists who excavate my rubbish pit
May 27, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Nabonidus and Ennigaldi-Nanna be like