Nabonidus Chronicle, British Museum, London

The Babylonian Chronicles are series of tablets recording major events in Babylonian history. They are, so, one of the firsts steps in the development of ancient historiography. The Babylonian Chronicles were written in a wide period of time, from the reign of Nabonassar up to the Parthian Period, by Babylonian astronomers ("Chaldaeans"), who probably used the Astronomical Diaries as their source. From [1], in the public domain File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... From [1], in the public domain File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Nabonidus (Akkadian Nabû-nāʾid) was the last King of Babylon, who reigned from 556 BC to 539 BC. His reign was characterized by his lack of interest in the politics and religion of his kingdom, preferring instead to study the older temples and antiquities in his region. ... Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ... The main entrance to the British Museum The British Museum in London is the United Kingdoms - and one of the worlds - largest and most important museums of human history and culture. ... For other uses, see Babylon (disambiguation). ... Nabonassar (also Nabonasser, Nabu-nasir, Nebo-adon-Assur or Nabo-n-assar) was a king of Assyria, who founded the Chaldean and Babylonian kingdom. ... Parthian Empire at its greatest extent, c60 BCE. The Parthian Empire was the dominating force on the Iranian plateau beginning in the late 3rd century BCE, and intermittently controlled Mesopotamia between ca 190 BCE and 224 CE. Parthia was the arch-enemy of the Roman Empire in the east and...

Almost all tablets are in the possession of the British Museum. The main entrance to the British Museum The British Museum in London is the United Kingdoms - and one of the worlds - largest and most important museums of human history and culture. ...

List of Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles

• Dynastic Chronicle (ABC 18) (translation) (another version of Column 5)

• Weidner Chronicle (ABC 19) (translation)

• Chronicle of the Kassite and Isin Dynasties, also known as Walker's Chronicle (called "Chronicle 25", but not available in ABC) (translation)

• Chronicle of Early Kings (ABC 20) (translation)

• Synchronistic History (ABC 21) (one translation and another translation)

• Chronicle P (ABC 22) (translation and another translation)

• Chronicle of the Market Prices (ABC 23) (translation)

• Eclectic Chronicle (ABC 24) (translation)

• Religious Chronicle (ABC 17) (translation)

• Nabonassar to Shamash-shum-ukin Chronicle (ABC 1) (translation)

• Esarhaddon Chronicle (ABC 14) (translation)

• Shamash-shuma-ukin Chronicle (ABC 15) (translation) (another translation)

• Akitu Chronicle (ABC 16) (translation)

• Early Years of Nabopolassar Chronicle (ABC 2) (translation)

• Fall of Nineveh Chronicle (ABC 3) (translation)

• Late Reign of Nabopolassar Chronicle (ABC 4) (translation)

• First years of Nebuchadnezzar Chronicle, also known as Jerusalem Chronicle (ABC 5) (translation) (another translation)

• Third year of Neriglissar Chronicle (ABC 6) (translation)

• Nabonidus Chronicle (ABC 7) (translation)

• Artaxerxes III Chronicle (ABC 9) (translation)

• Alexander Chronicle (ABC 8 = BCHP 1) (text and translation)

• Alexander and Arabia Chronicle (BCHP 2) (text and translation)

• Diadochi Chronicle (ABC 10 = BCHP 3) (text and translation)

• Arses and Alexander fragment (BCHP 4) (translation)

• Antiochus and Sin Temple Chronicle (ABC 11 = BCHP 5) (text and translation)

• Ruin of Esagila Chronicle (BCHP 6) (text and translation)

• Antiochus, Bactria, and India Chronicle (ABC 13A = BCHP 7) (text and translation)

• Juniper garden Chronicle (BCHP 8) (text and translation)

• End of Seleucus I Chronicle (ABC 12 = BCHP 9) (text and translation)

• Seleucid Accessions Chronicle (ABC 13 = BCHP 10) (text and translation)

• Invasion of Ptolemy III Chronicle (BCHP 11) (text and translation)

• Seleucus III Chronicle (ABC 13B = BCHP 12) (text and translation)

• Politai Chronicle (BCHP 13) (text and translation)

• Greek Community Chronicle (BCHP 14) (text and translation)

• Gold Theft Chronicle (BCHP 15) (text and translation)

• Document on land and tithes (BCHP 16) (text and translation)

• Judicial Chronicle (BCHP 17) (text and translation)

• Bagayasha Chronicle (BCHP 18)

• Chronicle Concerning an Arsacid King (BCHP 19) (text and translation)

• Euphrates Chronicle (BCHP 20) (text and translation)

Nabonassar (also Nabonasser, Nabu-nasir, Nebo-adon-Assur or Nabo-n-assar) was a king of Assyria, who founded the Chaldean and Babylonian kingdom. ... Shamash-shum-ukin was king of Babylon from 669-648 BC. He was the second son of the Assyrian King Esarhaddon. ... Nabopolassar (Akkadian:Nabû-apal-usur) was the first king of the Chaldean Empire, better known as Babylon (625 BC-605 BC). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Nebuchadnezzar was the name of several kings of Babylonia. ... Nabonidus Chronicle, British Museum, London The Nabonidus Chronicle records the events during the rule of the last king of Babylonia (King Nabonidus) before the Persian king Cyrus conquered the kingdom in October 539 BCE. However the Chronicles are currently damaged, leaving many blanks and spaces (or lacunas) throughout the script. ... Artaxerxes III ruled Persia from 358 BC to 338 BC. He was the son of Artaxerxes II and was succeeded by Arses of Persia (also known as Artaxerxes IV). ... Alexander the Great fighting Persian king Darius III (not in frame) Alexander Mosaic from Pompeii, from a 3rd century BC original Greek painting, now lost). ... Sin was the name of the lunar god in Babylonia and Assyria. ... Seleucus I (surnamed for later generations Nicator, in Greek:Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ) (c. ... Ptolemy III Euergetes I, (Ptolemaeus III) (Evergetes, Euergetes) (246 BC-222 BC). ... Coin of Seleucus III. Greek inscription reads [Î’]ΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ [Σ]ΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ (king Seleucus). ... The Arsacid Dynasty ruled Persia. ...

Literature

• Leo Oppenheim's translation of the Nabonidus Chronicle can be found in Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (= ANET; 1950, 1955, 1969; edition of J. B. Pritchard).
• The standard edition is A.K. Grayson, Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles (1975 = ABC)
• A translation of Chronicle 25, discovered after the publication of ABC, was published by C.B.F. Walker "Babylonian Chronicle 25: A Chronicle of the Kassite and Isin Dynasties", in G. van Driel e.a. (eds.): Zikir Šumim: Assyriological Studies Presented to F.R. Kraus on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday (= Fs. Kraus; 1982).
• John Brinkman revises Grayson's reading of ABC 1 in: "The Babylonian Chronicle revisited" in T. Abusch, J. Huehnergard, P. Steinkeller (eds.): Lingering over words. Studies in ancient Near Eastern literature in honor of William L. Moran (1990 Atlanta)
• Fragments of the chronicles that are relevant to the study of the Bible, can be found in W.W. Hallo (ed.), The Context of Scripture, volume 1 (2003 Leiden and Boston). This book also contains the Weidner Chronicle.
• A recent update of ABC is Jean-Jacques Glassner, Mesopotamian Chronicles (2004)
• The publication of I. Finkel & R.J. van der Spek, Babylonian Chronicles of the Hellenistic Period (= BCHP) has been announced.

Nabonidus Chronicle, British Museum, London The Nabonidus Chronicle records the events during the rule of the last king of Babylonia (King Nabonidus) before the Persian king Cyrus conquered the kingdom in October 539 BCE. However the Chronicles are currently damaged, leaving many blanks and spaces (or lacunas) throughout the script. ... The American archaeologist James Bennett Pritchard (October 4, 1909 – January 1, 1997) explicated the interrelationships of the religions of ancient Israel, Canaan, Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon. ... The Bible (Hebrew תנ״ך tanakh, Greek η Βίβλος [hÄ“ biblos] ) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity...

External links

• Many Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles
• Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles, and King Lists
• A detailed literature