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4 unusual facts about Chronology of the ancient Near East


Chronology of the ancient Near East

There is also a record of messages from the pharaoh to Kadashman-Enlil I of Babylon in the Amarna Letter (EA1-5).

A key document is the Venus tablet of Ammisaduqa, preserving record of astronomical observations of Venus, as preserved in numerous cuneiform tablets during the reign of the Babylonian king Ammisaduqa, known to be the fourth ruler after Hammurabi in the relative calendar.

The Sumerian King List omits any mention of Lagash, even though it was clearly a major power during the period covered by the list.

More recent work by Vahe Gurzadyan has suggested that the fundamental 8 year cycle of Venus is a better metric.



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