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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of Babylonia (605–562) who captured (597) and destroyed (586) Jerusalem and carried the Israelites into captivity in Babylonia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)
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It was this decree that allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem after their expulsion by Nebuchadnezzar II and rebuild their temple.
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Inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his Queen Amyitis, homesick for the greener and more fruitful Media, Mona di Orio's fifth creation is a spicy, aromatic and earthy take on the green perfume genre.
Archive 2009-01-01 Marina Geigert 2009
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Inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his Queen Amyitis, homesick for the greener and more fruitful Media, Mona di Orio's fifth creation is a spicy, aromatic and earthy take on the green perfume genre.
Mona di Orio Amyitis: Perfume Review Marina Geigert 2009
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The tablet is dated to 595 B.C., which was during the reign of the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar II.
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A reconstruction of a Babylonian palace in the 1980s was accomplished with bricks inscribed with a tribute to Saddam Hussein, "protector of civilization, [who] rebuilt this palace which belonged to Nebuchadnezzar II."
Babylonian Booty 2007
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Searching for Babylonian financial accounts among the cuneiform tablets, Prof Jursa suddenly came across a name he half remembered - Nabu-sharrussu-ukin, described there in a hand 2,500 years old, as "the chief eunuch" of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon.
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Searching for Babylonian financial accounts among the cuneiform tablets, Prof Jursa suddenly came across a name he half remembered - Nabu-sharrussu-ukin, described there in a hand 2,500 years old, as "the chief eunuch" of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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Nebuchadnezzar II, so this discovery doesn't really mean anything significant either way.
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It reached its greatest glory in the early 6th century BC, as the capital of Nebuchadnezzar II, builder of the celebrated Hanging Gardens.
Firedoglake » Sometimes I Think That Love is Just a Tumor: You’ve Got To Cut It Out 2006
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Nebuchadnezzar II, when it ran from Opis on the Tigris to Hit on the
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