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BABYLONIAN CHRONOLOGY
En-sag-saganna, king of Kengi.
Lugal-zaggisi, king of Erech, founds an empire in western Asia cir. B.C. 5000 (?).
KINGS OF LAGAS, cir. B.C. 4000.
Ur-duggina. Lugal-suggur, vassal of Me-sa, king of Kis. Gursar. Nini-khaldu, his son. Ur-Nina, his son. Akur-gal, his son. E-annatum, his son. En-annadu I., his brother, high-priest. Entemena, his nephew, high-priest. En-annadu II., high-priest.
Lugal-usum-gal, vassal of Sargon of Akkad.
KINGS OF KIS.
Me-sa. Enne-Ugun. Alusarsid. Lugal-khassi.
DYNASTY OF AGADE (AKKAD).
Sargon or Sargani-sar-ali, B.C. 3800. Naram-Sin, his son, B.C. 3750. Bingani-sar-ali, his son. Queen Ellat-Gula (?).
FIRST DYNASTY OF UR.
Lugal-kigub-nidudu. Lugal-kisal-si, his son.
SECOND DYNASTY OF UR.
Ur-Bau, cir. B.C. 2700; his step-son, Nammakhani, high-priest of Lagas. Dungi I., his son; Gudea and his son, Ur-Nin-girsu, vassal high-priests of Lagas.
DYNASTY OF ERECH.
Sin-gamil. Sin-gasid.
DYNASTY OF ISIN.
Isbi-girra. Libit-Istar. Pur-Sin I. Ur-Ninip. Isme-Dagan. En-annatum, his son, vassal of Gungunum of Ur.
THIRD DYNASTY OF UR.
Gungunum. Dungi II. (reigns at least 41 years). Pur-Sin II. (reigns at least 12 years). Gimil-Sin (reigns at least 9 years). Inê-Sin (probably followed by Sumu-abi).
FIRST DYNASTY OF BABYLON, B.C. 2478.
Babylonia conquered by the Elamites; Kudur-Laghghamar (Chedor-laomer) king of Elam is suzerain, while Eri-Aku (Arioch) governs southern Babylonia and makes Larsa his capital.
Khammurabi or Ammurapi, the Amraphel of Genesis, 43 (or 55) years (B.C. 2376-2333). He defeats the Elamites, restores Sin-idinnam to Larsa, and reunites Babylonia. Samsu-iluna, his son, 38 (or 35) years. Abesukh (Abishua) or Ebisum, 25 years. Ammi-ditana, his son, 25 years. Ammi-zadok, his son, 21 years. Samsu-ditana, his son, 31 years.
DYNASTY OF SISKU, B.C. 2174.
Anman, 60 years. Ki-annibi, 56 years. Damki-ilisu, 26 years. Iskipal, 15 years. Sussi, 24 years. Gulkisar, 55 years. Kirgal-daramas, 50 years. Â-dara-kalamma, 28 years. E-kur-ul-anna, 26 years. Melamma-kurkurra, 8 years. Ea-ga ... 20 years.
Gandis, 16 years. Agum-si, 22 years. Agu-yasi, 22 years. Ussi, his son, 9 years. Adumetas. Tazzigurumas. Agum-kak-rime, his son.
The throne usurped by Nazi-bugas. Kuri-galzu III., son of Kadas-man-kharbe, 35 (?) years. Nazi-Maruttas, his son, 26 years, B.C. 1378. Kadasman-Turgu, his son, 17 years. Kadasman-buryas, 14 years. Kudur-Bel, 6 years. Sagarkti-buryas, his son, 13 years (800 years before Nabonidos). Bibeyasu, 8 years. Bel-sum-iddin, 1-1/2 year. Kadasman-kharbe II., 1-1/2 year. Rimmon-sum-uzur, 30 years (including the 7 years during which the Assyrian king Tig-lath-Bir held Babylon). Meli-sipak, 15 years. Merodach-baladan I., his son, 13 years. Zamama-sum-iddin, 1 year. Bel-sum-iddin, 3 years.
The throne usurped by Rimmon-baladan. Merodach-sapik-zer-mati, 12 years. Nabu-nadin, 8 years.
THE DYNASTY OF THE SEA-COAST, B.C. 1096. Simbar-sipak, 18 years. Ea-mukin-zeri, 5 months. Kassu-nadin-akhi, 3 years.
THE DYNASTY OF BIT-BAZI, B.C. 1075.
Ê-Ulmas-sakin-sumi, 17 years. Bir-kudur-uzur I., 3 years. Silanim-Sukamuna, 3 months.
THE DYNASTY OF ELAM, B.C. 1055.
An ..., an Elamite, 6 years.
THE SECOND DYNASTY OF BABYLON, B.C. 1049.
Nebo-kin abli, 36 years. Bir-kudur-uzur II. (?), 8 months, 12 days. Probably four names missing.
B.C.
Samas-mudammik cir. 920
Nebo-sum-iskun cir. 900
Nebo-baladan cir. 880
Merodach-nadin-sumi. cir. 860
Merodach-baladhsu-ikbi cir. 830
Bau-akhi-iddin cir. 810
Probably two names missing.
B.C.
Nebo-sum-iskun, son of Dakuri cir. 760
Nabonassar, 14 years 747
Nebo-nadin-sumi, his son, 2 years 733
Nebo-sum-yukin, his son, 1 month, 12 days 731
THE DYNASTY OF SAPÊ.
B.C.
Yukin-zera or Khinziros, 3 years 730
Pulu (Pul or Poros), called
Tiglath-pileser III. in Assyria, 2 years 727
Ululâ, called Shalmaneser IV. in Assyria 725
Merodach-baladan II the Chaldæan from the Sea-coast 721
Sargon of Assyria 709
Sennacherib, his son 705
Merodach-zakir-sumi, 1 month 702
Merodach-baladan III., 6 months 702
Bel-ebus of Babylon 702
Assur-nadin-sumi, son of Sennacherib 700
Nergal-yusezib 694
Musezib-Merodach 693
Sennacherib a second time 689
Esar-haddon, his son 681
Samas-sum-yukin (Saos-du-khinos), his son 668
Kandalanu (Kineladanos) 648
Nabopolassar 626
Nabu-kudurri-uzur (Nebuchadrezzar II.), his son 605
Amil-Marduk (Evil-Merodach), his son 662
Nergal-sarra-uzur (Nergal-sharezer) 560
Labasi-Marduk (Laborosoar-chod), his son, 3 months. 556
Nabu-nahid (Nabonidos) 556
Cyrus conquers Babylon 538
Cambyses, his son 529
Gomates (Gaumata) the Magian usurps the throne, 7 months 521
Nebuchadrezzar III., native king 521
Darius (Dârayavaush), son of Hystaspes 520
Nebuchadrezzar IV., rebel king 514
Darius restored 513
Xerxes I. (Khshayârshâ), his son 485
Samas-erba, rebel king 480
Xerxes restored 479
Artaxerxes I. (Artakhshatra) Longimanus, his son 465
Xerxes II., his son, 2 months 425
Sogdianos, his half-brother, 7 months 425
Darius II. Nothos, his brother 424
Artaxerxes II. Mnêmon, his son 405
Okhos (Uvasu), son of Artaxerxes 362
Arses, his son 339
Darius III. Kodomannos 336
Conquered by Alexander the Great 330