The advocates of the conventional model of second millennium BCE Middle Eastern chronology have argued for the accuracy of their
Category: Babylonian
Genuinely Scientific Data Are Not Necessarily Accurate: Astronomical Dating
Scholars of ancient history generally recognize that contemporaneous records of ancient astronomical observations can potentially yield precisely accurate dates for
How Far Backward Can We Extrapolate the Babylonian Middle Chronology Model?
Some researchers have attempted to extrapolate one of the chronological models of the Venus Tablets of Ammi-şaduqa backward in time
Is It Possible to Resolve the Two-Year Discrepancy in the Early Assyrian Timeline?
Assyrian chronology is restorable with probable year-exact precision to almost two centuries earlier than Hammurabi’s first year (1792 BCE). Šamši-Adad
Genuinely Ancient Records Are Not Necessarily Accurate
Many researchers approach the subject of historical chronology with the fundamental premise that ancient inscriptions have accurate chronological data. However,
Ancient Middle Eastern Astronomical Chronology, Verification, and Absolute Dates
A year has passed since publishing the post “Why an Astronomical Chronological Model Can Be Irrefutable.” That short article discusses
Babylonian Chronology: Problems and Solutions
Much of the Babylonian timeline is missing due to the lack of extant and intact king lists. Babylonian King List
Were Babylonian King Hammurabi and Egyptian Pharaoh Khyan Contemporary Monarchs?
Several lines of evidence argue that they were. The expression “contemporary monarchs” means they simultaneously ruled their respective countries. Since
What Kinds of Astronomical Evidence Are Useful for Egyptian Chronology?
Several types of astronomical data are essential for Egyptian chronology. These include records of the heliacal rising of Sirius (Sothic
The Thera Eruption and the End of the Egyptian Fifteenth Dynasty
The gigantic eruption of Thera (now called Santorini) was one of human history’s most explosive volcanic events and perhaps the