Queen regnant Nitocris

Nitokkris of Babylon

• Given Name: Nitokkris
• Surname: of Babylon
• Sex: F
• Father: Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon
• Mother: Nitokkris of Egypt
• Marriage 1 Nabonidus I of Babylon Married:

Children

1. Nebuchadnezzar III of Babylon

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Identity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitocris_of_Babylon

Nitocris of Babylon (c. 550 BC) is an otherwise unknown queen regnant[1] of Babylon described by Herodotus in his Histories. According to Histories of Herodotus, among sovereigns of Babylon two were women, Semiramis and Nitocris.[2] Nitocris is credited by Herodotus with various building projects in Babylon. She is also said to have tricked Darius I by placing her tomb above a gate so that no Persian could pass below and enter through. According to the account, Darius was lured in by a mysterious inscription that served as a trap for greedy kings.[3][4] According to Herodotus she was the wife of Nabonidus (Gr. Labynetus) against whose son an expedition was launched by Cyrus the Great.[5][6] Dougherty and Beaulieu identify the son as Belshazzar.[7]
If this is the case, she is most likely the queen in the story of Belshazzar's feast, and she is identified as such in Handel's oratorio Belshazzar.

Identity of Nitocris

In the past, various hypotheses have been proposed to link her with one or several known persons:[8]

1. Naqi'a, wife of Sanherib, known for building activities
2. Adad-happe, the historical mother of Nabonidus, last king of Babylon
3. an otherwise unknown wife of Nebuchadnezzar II or a daughter of his.[9] The latter view is the most commonly accepted.

It is conjectured that Nabonidus married Queen regnant Nitocris, a daughter of Nebuchadnezzar, and that Nitocris was credited with many constructions as co-sovereign with her husband.[12]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_II

The ancient Greek historian Herodotus names the "last great queen" of the Babylonian Empire as "Nitocris", though that name, nor any other name, is not attested in contemporary Babylonian sources. Herodotus's description of Nitocris contains a wealth of legendary material that makes it difficult to determine whether he uses the name to refer to Nabonidus's wife or mother. In 1982, William H. Shea proposed that Nitocris may tentatively be identified as the name of Nabonidus's wife and Belshazzar's mother.[104]

https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dearbornboutwell/genealogy/fam5427....

Herodotus also has a Babylonian queen of the same name and talks of her constructions in Babylon, mainly connected with diverting the Euphrates. His story about her tomb and the inscription on it which fooled Darius into opening it, only to have another inscription on the inside that chastised the opener for being so greedy is an early example of a familiar cultural meme.

Origins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_II

It is possible that one of Nebuchadnezzar's daughters married the high official Nabonidus.[101] Marriage to a daughter of Nebuchadnezzar could explain how Nabonidus could become king, and also explain why certain later traditions, such as the Book of Daniel in the Bible, describe Nabonidus's son, Belshazzar, as Nebuchadnezzar's son (descendant).[101][102] Alternatively, these later traditions might instead derive from royal propaganda.[103]

References

• Forrás / Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&i... (dead link)
• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dearbornboutwell/genealogy/fam5427....
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_II It is possible that one of Nebuchadnezzar's daughters married the high official Nabonidus.[101] Marriage to a daughter of Nebuchadnezzar could explain how Nabonidus could become king, and also explain why certain later traditions, such as the Book of Daniel in the Bible, describe Nabonidus's son, Belshazzar, as Nebuchadnezzar's son (descendant).[101][102] Alternatively, these later traditions might instead derive from royal propaganda.[103]
  • 103. Shea, William H. (1982). "Nabonidus, Belshazzar, and the Book of Daniel: an Update". Andrews University Seminary Studies. 20 (2): 133–149.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Babylon#Dynasty_X_(C...–539_BC