11. How was the Semitic domination of Mesopotamia ended?

Babylon in 555 BC came under the control of a king loyal to the Assyrians, Nabonidus, who placed the Assyrian moon god, Sin, above the Babylonian god, Marduk, who symbolized the faith of Babylon. The king then left and put his son, who was inexperienced, in charge. Displeased by this, the priests and those faithful to Babylon would kill the son, welcome Cyrus the Great into their city, and accept him as their true leader, terminating the Semitic domination of Mesopotamia.

Michael Musallam

Sources:

http://www.livius.org/ct-cz/cyrus_I/babylon01.html

http://www.magnoliabox.com/art/288751/entrance-of-cyrus-into-babylon-illustration-from-hutchinsons (photo)