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King Nabonidus may have thought of wise Daniel, Nabu-balatsu-iqbi, as his “father”

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    by Damien F. Mackey     “In his inscriptions, Nabonidus refers to his father Nabu-balatsu-iqbi as a "learned counsellor" … "wise prince", "perfect prince" … "heroic governor".”   Wikipedia     It was customary for ancient kings to refer to their wise mentors and counsellors as “Father”.   The great Joseph of Egypt, for one, was “Father to Pharaoh” (Genesis 45:8).   The title in ancient Egyptian was basically it n t r:   "Father of the God Beloved of the God" the Egyptian title "it-ntr mry-ntr" and the rites of royal investiture Author Birrell, Michael Damian.  Date 1998   According to the following, the title usually referred to the king’s father-in-law: God's Father | Ancient Egypt Wiki | Fandom “ God's Father  or  Divine Father  (ancient Egyptian: it-n ṯ r) is an  ancient Egyptian  honorific title. The title was usually held by the father-in-...
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Adad-Nirari III favoured by some for the Book of Jonah’s ‘king of Nineveh’

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  by Damien F. Mackey     “Although, other candidates for Jonah’s “king of Nineveh” do exist, Adad-Nirari III seems to be an interesting fit due to his little-known monotheistic revolution. For reasons unknown Adad-Nirari III chose Nabu, the Assyrian god of literacy, scribes and wisdom, as the sole god to be worshipped”.   Marc Madrigal   Introduction   The one clear piece of chronological evidence with which the Old Testament has availed us concerning the prophet Jonah is that he prophesied regarding the military success of King Jeroboam (II) of Israel (2 Kings 14:25): “[Jeroboam] was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Dead Sea, in accordance with the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher” .   This crucial piece of information has encouraged biblical scholars, in search of an historical ident...
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