Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon

Nabû-kudurri-usur
King of Babylon
An engraving on an eye stone of onyx with an inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II. Anton Nyström, 1901.
Reign	c. 605 – c. 562 BCE
Predecessor	Nabopolassar
Successor	Amel-Marduk
Born	c. 634 BCE
Died	c. 562 BCE (aged 71 or 72)
Father	Nabopolassar

Nebuchadnezzar II (ⁱ/ˌnɛbjᵿkədˈnɛzər/; Aramaic: ܢܵܒܘܼ ܟܘܼܕܘܼܪܝܼ ܐܘܼܨܘܼܪ ‎‎; Hebrew: נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר‎ Nəḇūḵaḏneṣṣar; Ancient Greek: Ναβουχοδονόσωρ Naboukhodonósôr; Latin: Nabuchodonosor; Arabic: نِبُوخَذنِصَّر nibūḫaḏniṣṣar; c. 634 – c. 562 BCE) was a Chaldean king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, who reigned c. 605 BCE – c. 562 BCE. Both the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to him. He is featured in the Book of Daniel and is mentioned in several other books of the Bible.