Nabu-mukin-zeri

Nabû-mukin-zēri
King of Babylon
Text dated to Nabû-mukin-zēri's 4th year
Reign731–729 BC
PredecessorNabû-šuma-ukîn II
SuccessorTukultī-apil-Ešarra III
HouseDynasty of E

Nabû-mukin-zēri, inscribed mdAG-DU-NUMUN, also known as Mukin-zēri, was the king of Babylon 731–729 BC. The Ptolemaic Canon gives his name as Χινζηρος. His reign was brought to its eventual end by the capture of the stronghold of Šapia by the forces of the Assyrian king Tukultī-apil-Ešarra III (745–727 BC). The chief of the Chaldean Amukanu tribe in southern Babylonia, he took advantage of the instability which attended the revolt against Nabû-nādin-zēri and deposed its leader, Nabû-šuma-ukîn II.