Assyrian chronology is restorable with probable year-exact precision to almost two centuries earlier than Hammurabi’s first year (1792 BCE). Šamši-Adad
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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
Middle Chronology Advocates’ Efforts to Expand One Century into Two
Multiple astronomical anchors and other scientific data demonstrate that the Middle Chronology model of the Venus Tablets of Ammi-şaduqa during
Accurate Chronology or Fringe Theories?
Many ideas (or theories) about ancient Middle Eastern chronology are controversial. Even now, scholars are divided about which one of
Examples of Altering Data to Conform with Traditions
The previous post discussed the problem that researchers tend to start with: the premise that conventional views of chronology are
How Much of the Second Millennium BCE Conventional Middle Eastern Chronology is Correct?
Those kingdoms with relatively abundant chronological data from that millennium include Babylonia, Assyria, and Egypt. Let us begin with Babylonia
The Venus Tablets Ultra-Low Chronology Is Half Correct
A previous post, “The Ironic Accuracy of the Venus Tablets Middle Chronology Model,” discussed the reasons that prove the Venus
Common Sense and Gaps in the Assyrian King List
Archaeological finds at a warehouse and marketing center in Acemhöyük, central Anatolia, from the Assyrian Colony period show that those
The Ironic Accuracy of the Venus Tablets Middle Chronology Model
(Revised 28 March 2024.) The Venus Tablet(s) of Ammi-şaduqa is a collection of records of this planet’s first and last