Neriglissar replacing Amel-Marduk must be Darius the Mede replacing King Belshazzar
by Damien F. Mackey Introduction Neriglissar was a King of Babylon who reigned for some years (Flavius Josephus gives an incredible “40 years”) after the demise of Nebuchednezzar’s evil son, Amēl-Marduk. Yet there do not appear to be any statues or depictions of Neriglissar qua Neriglissar. Thus he joins my growing list of those whom I have called ‘camera-shy’ rulers: More ‘camera-shy’ ancient potentates (9) More 'camera-shy' ancient potentates in need of one or more alter egos . In this article I shall be suggesting a few such alternative identities for King Neriglissar. That King Amēl-Marduk of Babylon was the same as King Belshazzar of Babylon has hopefully become fully apparent from certain compelling parallels that I have been able to draw in this connection in my recent article: Sixty-two years of Darius, who was Cyrus ‘the Great’ (9) Sixty-...