Round 4: Tossup 12

A ruler of this city named Kurigalzu I strangely inserted Nabu-apla-iddina into a chronology (15[1])so he could call him “an abomination, son of a Hittite.” Shutruk-Nakhunte (“SHOOT-rook NAH-khoon-teh”) ended this city’s Kassite Dynasty (15[1])with a brutal sack that (15[1])relocated (15[1])plunder to Susa. (15[1])This city led the coalition that defeated Necho II at the Battle of Carchemish. The Processional Way was located in this city, whose final ruler, (*) Nabonidus, was defeated by an invasion led by Cyrus the Great. (10[1])A “captivity” named for this city (10[1])began after (10[1])its forces sacked Judah. For 10 points, name this mesopotamian city where Nebuchadnezzar II may have built “Hanging Gardens.” ■END■

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