尼布甲尼撒二世

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尼布甲尼撒二世
美索不达米亚王朝表巴比伦国王
缟玛瑙眼石上,刻有尼布甲尼撒二世的铭文的雕刻品[1]
统治前605年-前562年在位
前任那波帕拉萨尔
继任以未米罗达
逝世前562年

尼布甲尼撒二世亚拉姆语:ܢܵܒܘܼ ܟܘܼܕܘܼܪܝܼ ܐܘܼܨܘܼܪ;希伯来语נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרNəḇūḵaḏneṣṣar古希腊语ΝαβουχοδονόσωρNaboukhodonósôr阿拉伯语:نِبُوخَذنِصَّر nibūḫaḏniṣṣar;约前634年—前562年),是位于巴比伦迦勒底帝国最伟大的君主,在位时间约为公元前605年-前562年。他因在首都巴比伦建成著名的空中花园而为人赞颂,同时也因毁掉了所罗门圣殿而为人熟知。他曾征服犹大王国耶路撒冷,并流放犹太人。《圣经列王纪》和《耶利米书》描述了他征服犹大王国的过程。[2]

用巴比伦的语言解释他的名字意思是“保护继承者尼布”。

生平

早年

尼布甲尼撒的父亲是新巴比伦帝国的开国君主-那波帕拉萨尔,母亲是出身于伊朗米底王国公主,这两个王国联姻后,势力大增。尔后那波帕拉萨尔将巴比伦从亚述人的属国地位中独立出来,并打垮亚述人,将亚述帝国的都城尼尼微夷为平地。尼布甲尼撒是他父亲的长子和继承人,前607年随父亲出征亚述北部山区,后来单独指挥作战。由于古埃及曾经击败亚述人,并占领了原亚述帝国西部卡尔基米什一带,导致前亚述帝国领土被伽勒底和米底分割。前606年,他带兵任总司令,在卡尔基米什痛歼埃及军队,收复了前亚述领地。前605年8月,那波帕拉萨尔去世,尼布甲尼撒赶回巴比伦继承王位。

对外征战

前604年他发兵征服叙利亚巴勒斯坦部分地区。尔后雇用希腊佣兵作战,但于前601年被埃及军队打败,损失惨重,他竭力补充损失的战车和兵员,卷土重来。前597年,他率兵攻占耶路撒冷,并将犹大王国国王约雅斤掳回巴比伦,圣经中还记载了他在前586年对耶路撒冷的另一次进攻以及对推罗城的围攻,并将两座城市毁灭,将神殿拆毁。

大英博物馆目前保存有描述他的楔形文字泥版文书,写到:“巴比伦国王,尼布甲尼撒,在第37年,带领军队进攻埃及,埃及国王雅赫摩斯集合军队前往应战”。

逝世

他于公元前562年去世,由他儿子以未米罗达继位。公元前539年,他去世后尚不到25年,巴比伦就被波斯帝国居鲁士大帝征服。

成就

尼布甲尼撒同时也是一位卓越的外交家,曾派遣使节和小亚细亚的希腊人国家吕底亚及米底周旋,解除西方的威胁,他将巴比伦建成一个著名的城市,完善输水设施和水库。

圣经中的描写

尼布甲尼撒多次在《圣经》中出现。《圣经列王纪》中描述了尼布甲尼撒二世两次包围耶路撒冷,《耶利米书》则描述了第二次围城和洗劫摧毁所罗门圣殿

尼布甲尼撒二世是《但以理书》中的重要人物,4章1-37节中描述,这梦见于但以理所誊录的巴比伦国史文献内。这份文献是由饱受教训而学会谦卑自抑的尼布甲尼撒执笔的。首先尼布甲尼撒承认至高上帝的大能及他的王国。然后他叙述所发的可怕的梦,并解释这梦如何应验在他身上。他梦见一棵大树,高得顶天,所产的果子可供众生食用,其荫可遮庇万民。一位守望者大声喊叫说:‘要伐倒这树。把树的残株用铁圈和铜圈箍住。经过七期,好叫世人知道至高者在人的国中掌权,要将国赐给极卑微的人统治。’(但以理书4:14-17)但以理把梦讲解出来,指明树代表尼布甲尼撒。这个含有预言性的梦不久便实现了。有一天国王因自己的威荣而自命不凡,随即变成有如疯子一般,在田间吃草为生,与兽无异,一共过了七年。此后他的神智回复正常,他于是称颂耶和华的至尊地位。

持批判意见的学者们对此的共识是,但以理书是历史虚构小说。 [3][4][5] 尼布甲尼撒对耶和华的承认不太可能是真实发生过的。 [6] 他陷入疯狂的时期也是虚构的。历史学家将后者归因于关于那波尼德泰马时的谣言,后来通过异文合并的过程被应用于尼布甲尼撒身上。 [7]

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外部链接

前任:
那波帕拉萨尔
美索不达米亚王朝表 继任:
以未米罗达