Editing Nebuchadnezzar II (section)

== Sources ==
There are very few [[cuneiform]] sources for the period between 594 BC and 557 BC, which covers much of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II and the reigns of his three immediate successors, [[Amel-Marduk]], [[Neriglissar]] and [[Labashi-Marduk]].{{Sfn|Sack|1978|p=129}} This lack of sources has had the unfortunate effect that even though Nebuchadnezzar's reign was the longest among the Neo-Babylonian kings, less is confidently known about it than others. Though the handful of cuneiform sources recovered, notably the [[Babylonian Chronicles|Babylonian Chronicle]], confirm some events of his reign, such as conflicts with the [[Kingdom of Judah]], other events, such as the 586 BC destruction of [[Solomon's Temple]] and other military campaigns Nebuchadnezzar possibly conducted, are not covered in any known cuneiform documents.{{Sfn|Sack|2004|p=9}}

As a result, historical reconstructions of this period generally follow secondary sources in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[Greek language|Greek]] and [[Latin]] to determine what events transpired at the time, in addition to contract tablets from Babylonia.{{Sfn|Sack|1978|p=129}} Though use of the sources written by later authors, many of them created several centuries after Nebuchadnezzar's time and often reflecting their own cultural attitudes to the events and figures discussed,{{Sfn|Sack|2004|p=x}} presents problems in and of itself, blurring the line between history and tradition, it is the only possible approach to gain insight into Nebuchadnezzar's reign.{{Sfn|Sack|2004|p=9}}