Amytis of Media
Babylonian queen, wife of Nebuchadnezzar II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amytis of Media (c. 630-565 BCE; Median: *ᴴumati; Ancient Greek: Ancient Greek: Αμυτις, romanized: Amutis; Latin: Amytis)[1][2] was a Queen of Ancient Babylon. She was the daughter of the Median king Cyaxares, and the wife of Nebuchadnezzar II.
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Amytis | |
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Born | Ecbatana |
Died | c. 565 BCE Babylon |
Spouse | Nebuchadnezzar II (?) |
Issue | Kaššaya (?) Innin-etirat (?) Ba'u-asitu (?) Marduk-nadin-ahi (?) Eanna-šarra-usur (?) Amel-Marduk (?) Marduk-šum-usur (?) Mušezib-Marduk (?) Nitocris (?) |
Median | *ᴴumati |
House | Median |
Father | Cyaxares |
Religion | Ancient Iranian religion Ancient Mesopotamian religion |
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