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Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) empire, c. 6th century bce
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Also Known As Kasddim • Kaldu • Kasdu

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Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) empire, c. 6th century bce
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Iraq
Fertile Crescent
Assyria
ancient kingdom, Mesopotamia
Babylonian clay tablet giving detailed description of the total solar eclipse of April 15, 136
Babylonia
ancient region, Mesopotamia
Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history
history of Mesopotamia
historical region, Asia

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Nebuchadnezzar II
king of Babylonia
Merodach-Baladan II
king of Babylonia

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