Nergal-sharezer (Babylonian official of Samgar living at the time of Divided Monarchy)

Nergal-sharezer, named for the Babylonian god Nergal, appears among the officials of Nebuchadnezzar's army at the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC, and one bearing the additional title “Rab-mag” helped release Jeremiah from prison (Jeremiah 39:3, 13). Scholars generally identify this official with Neriglissar, the Babylonian general who later murdered his brother-in-law Evil-Merodach (Amel-Marduk) and reigned as king from about 560 to 556 BC. Neriglissar's short reign and violent seizure of the throne are independently confirmed by Babylonian chronicles and king lists.