Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Primary sources

The Chronology of the Ancient Near East deals with the notoriously difficult task of assigning dates to various events, rulers and dynasties of the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC. The chronology of this region is based on five sets of primary materials. They are, from the most recent to the earliest: The Canon of Kings from Ptolemy. An unbroken series of Neo-Assyrian king's names. Babylonian King Lists A and B, the Synchronistic Chronicle, the Assyrian King List, and a number of shorter lists of year na ...

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• Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Primary sources
• Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Assur and Babylon
• Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and Egypt
• Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and the Hittite Empire
• Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Babylon and Assyria
• Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Chronology and notes
• Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Divergent chronological views
• Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Notes

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The chronology of this region is based on five sets of primary materials. They are, from the most recent to the earliest: 1. The Canon of Ptolemy. This is a list of the kings of Babylon and the Persian Empire, from Nabonassar down to Alexander the Great, which Claudius Ptolemy added to one of his books because of the astronomical observations connected with this information. 2. An unbroken series of Neo-Assyrian king names ranging from Ashur-uballit II (died in 609) up to Adad-nirari II (ascended in 911). These years, all named ...

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Chronology of the Ancient Near East, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Primary sources, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Assur and Babylon, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and Egypt, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and the Hittite Empire, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Babylon and Assyria, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Chronology and notes, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Divergent chronological views, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Notes

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The divergent chronologies of Babylonia and Assyria can cause confusion for readers with no specialist knowledge. In this section an attempt is made to indicate briefly the causes which have led to so great a diversity of opinion, and to describe in outline the principles underlying the chief schemes of chronology that have been suggested. A short account will then be given of the latest discoveries in t ...

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Chronology of the Ancient Near East, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Primary sources, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Assur and Babylon, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and Egypt, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and the Hittite Empire, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Babylon and Assyria, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Chronology and notes, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Divergent chronological views, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Notes

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The Chaldean king Nabonidus (reigned from 556 BC), who was more of an antiquarian than a politician, and spent his time in excavating the older temples of his country and ascertaining the names of their builders, tells us that Naram-Sin, the son of Sargon of Akkad, lived 3200 years before himself, i.e. around 3750 BC. It is generally accepted by the archaeological consensus this date is much too early. As the reign of King Nabonidus ended by the accession of Cyrus in Babylonia around 539 or 538 BC, the "years" may have been given by actual m ...

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Chronology of the Ancient Near East, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Primary sources, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Assur and Babylon, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and Egypt, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and the Hittite Empire, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Babylon and Assyria, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Chronology and notes, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Divergent chronological views, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Notes

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The sack of Babylon by the Hittite king Mursilis I, which ended the reign of Samsu-Ditana, provides an anchor for the earliest dates in Hittite history. The Battle of Nihriya links Tudhaliya IV and Adad-nirari I as contemporaries. The correspondence of the Hittite kings Hattusili III and Tudhaliya IV with the Assyrian chancellor Babu-ahu-iddina conclusively proves that they were the contemporaries of Adad-nirari I, Shalmaneser I and Tukulti-Ninurta I, not their later namesakes. ...

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Chronology of the Ancient Near East, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Primary sources, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Assur and Babylon, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and Egypt, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and the Hittite Empire, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Babylon and Assyria, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Chronology and notes, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Divergent chronological views, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Notes

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The chronology of Babylon and Assur can be aligned by the list of wars and treaties between the two cities from the time of king Ashurbanipal. Hittite chronology is dependent on Assyria and Egypt. For times earlier than 1500 BC, various systems based on the Venus tablets of Ammisaduqa have been proposed. The death of Shamshi-Adad I of Assur in the 17th year of the reign of Hammurabi (1712 BC short ch.) is another synchronism which is helpful. The Palace at Acemhöyük burned to the ground, allowing for Dendochronological dating of the seal i ...

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Chronology of the Ancient Near East, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Primary sources, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Assur and Babylon, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and Egypt, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and the Hittite Empire, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Babylon and Assyria, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Chronology and notes, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Divergent chronological views, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Notes

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It is possible that mutual influences existed between the Nile Valley and Mesopotamia since very early times. Some authorities believed that Mesopotamian influence affected predynastic Upper Egypt (also known as the Mesopotamian Stimulation) between 34th–31st centuries BC. As of this date, the evidence is not conclusive. On the other hand Iron age Hama (Hamath) shows strong Egyptian influence. The Amarna letters provide the earliest known synchronisms between Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. They provide clear evidence that the New Ki ...

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Chronology of the Ancient Near East, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Primary sources, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Assur and Babylon, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and Egypt, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Synchronisms between Mesopotamia and the Hittite Empire, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Babylon and Assyria, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Chronology and notes, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Divergent chronological views, Chronology of the Ancient Near East - Notes

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