Introduction: The royal inscriptions as historical sources; The contents of the inscriptions; Style and composition of the inscriptions : intertextuality in the texts of Nabopolassar and Neriglissar; Archaeology and inscriptions : material supports and find-spots of the inscriptions -- The inscriptions of Nabopolassar -- The inscriptions of Amel-Marduk -- The inscriptions of Neriglissar -- Glossary -- Concordance -- List of photographs.