Four great kings self-identified as ‘son of a nobody’ – or was this just the one mighty ruler?
by Damien F. Mackey Here, I have selected four names, Esarhaddon, Ashurbanipal, Nabopolassar and Nabonidus, whom I have identified in various articles as only one king. For example: Aligning Neo-Babylonia with Book of Daniel (2) Aligning Neo-Babylonia with the Book of Daniel and: Nabopolassar a great king if only one could find him (2) Nabopolassar a great king if only one could find him Specifying status as ‘Son of a nobody’ Another common key-word (buzz word), or phrase, for these king-names would be ‘son of a nobody’, pertaining to a prince who was not expecting to be elevated to kingship. Thus I had previously introduced Ashurbanipal-as-Nebuchednezzar/Nabonidus with the statement: “Nabonidus is not singular either in not expecting to become king. Ashurbanipal had felt the same”. Now, Esarhaddon is presented by Mattias Karlsson, as a likely ‘son o...