Nergal-ushezib, originally Shuzub, was a Babylonian nobleman who was installed as King of Babylon by the Elamites in 694 BC, after their capture of Babylon and deposition and murder of the previous king Ashur-nadin-shumi, son of King Sennacherib of Assyria.
Sennacherib soon made war on Babylon to recover the city and avenge his son's death.
Nergal-ushezib was defeated and captured by the Assyrians in battle near Nippur in September 693 BC.
He was succeeded by the Chaldean prince Mushezib-Marduk, who continued the resistance against Assyria.
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