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9 years ago As these accounts contradict each other, (the Cyrus Cylinder and Isaiah; for the latter, see [[Cyrus (Bible)|Cyrus in the Judeo-Christian tradition]]), [[oral tradition]]s (Herodotus and Xenophon) and conflicting records (Berossus), they are quite confusing. The [[Nabonidus Chronicle]] is more helpful. This is a part of the Babylonian Chronicles, which are concise, factual accounts of historical events, and are therefore considered to be very reliable, although not very informative.<ref>R.J. van der Spek, "{{cite web | title = Review of J.-J. Glassner, ''Mesopotamian chronicles'' (ed. B. Foster) (Leiden: Brill 2004) | url = http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/4467_4512.pdf}}", ''Review of Biblical Literature'' (2005/09).</ref> Regarding the capture of Babylon by Cyrus, this text says: