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Nabû-nāṣir inscribed in cuneiform as dAG-PAB or dAG-ŠEŠ-ir Greek: Ναβονάσσαρος from whence comes Nabonassar and meaning Nabû (is) protector was the king of Babylon 747–732 BC beginning a new era characterized by the systematic maintenance of chronologically precise historical records. Both the Babylonian Chronicle and the Ptolemaic Canon begin with his accession to the throne.