Ancient ChronologyUniversity of Chicago Press, 1907 - 302 pages |
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Abydos accession Adad-nirari Africanus Agade Akkad Amarna Amenemhet Amenemhet III Amenhotep Amenhotep III Amenophis Ashur Ashur-dân Ashur-uballit assigns Babylon Babylonia became king Bêl biblical Burna-Buriash captured Chronicles Concerning Early Concerning Early Babylonian conquest contemporary coregent Date-Lists death Dungi Early Babylonian Kings Egyptian chronology Eighteenth Dynasty Elam Eleventh Dynasty Erech Eri-Aku Erishu Eusebius father Hammurabi Dynasty Haremhab Hatshepsut Hebrew Heracleopolis Horus Hyksos Ibid Ikhnaton Ilu-ma-ilu Ilu-shûma inscription Intef Isin Josephus Kara-Khardash Kassite Ki-en-gi king of Assyria king of Kâr-Duniash King-List kingdom Kuri-Galzu land lists lonian Manetho Memphis Menes Mentuhotep Mentuhotep III months monuments Nabonidus Narâm-Sin Nippur patesi period Ramesses Ramses Ramses II reign ruled rulers Samsu-iluna Sargon Sea-Land Semitic Sesostris Sethos Seti Shalmaneser Shamshi-Adad Shumir Sin-muballit Sippara Sothic stela succeeded successors Sumerian Sumu-abi Sumu-la-ilu Syncellus Synchronistic History Syria Telloh temple Thebes Thouoris throne Thutmose Thutmose III Tiglath-pileser Tukulti-Ninib Turin Papyrus Twelfth Dynasty
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Page 154 - At length they made one of themselves king, whose name was Salatis ; he also lived at Memphis, and made both the upper and lower regions pay tribute, and left garrisons in places that were the most proper for them.
Page 94 - Hammurabi, the exalted prince, the worshiper of the gods, to cause justice to prevail in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil, • to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak, to go forth like the Sun over the Black Head Race, to enlighten the land and to further the welfare of the people.
Page 156 - Egypt, and go, without any harm to be done to them, whithersoever they would ; and that, after this composition was made, they went away with their whole families and effects, not fewer in number than two hundred and forty .thousand, and took their journey from Egypt, through the wilderness for Syria ; but that, as they were in fear of the Assyrians, who had then the dominion over Asia, they built a city in that country which is now called Judea, and that large enough to contain this great number...
Page 153 - Under him it came to pass, I know not how, that God was averse to us, and there came, after a surprising manner, men of ignoble birth out of the eastern parts, and had boldness enough to make an expedition into our country, and with ease subdued it by force, yet without our hazarding a battle with them.
Page 118 - Lord," and the beginning of Izdubar's kingdom, as that of Nimrod, is "Babel and Erech and Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar."1 It is possible that Nimrod is an appellative of Izdubar. The name has been explained as "Bright Light."2 The name Izdubar recalls the nature of Mithras, who in the later development of Mazdaisrn plays approximately the part of Christ in Christianity. Mithras means "Splendor...
Page 94 - Ea, . . . when they pronounced the lofty name of Babylon ; when they made it famous among the quarters of the world, and in its midst established an everlasting kingdom whose foundations were firm as heaven and earth...
Page 157 - Acencheres, for twelve years and five months; then came another Acencheres, for twelve years and three months; after him Armais, for four years and one month; after him was...
Page 154 - So, when they had gotten those that governed us under their power, they afterwards burnt down our cities, and demolished the temples of the gods, and used all the inhabitants after a most barbarous manner ; nay, some they slew, and led their children and their wives into slavery.
Page 154 - Avaris, this he rebuilt, and made very strong by the walls he built about it, and by a most numerous garrison of two hundred and forty thousand armed men whom he put into it to keep it. Thither Salatis came in summer time, partly to gather his corn, and pay his soldiers their wages, and partly to exercise his armed men, and thereby to terrify foreigners.
Page 154 - Beon, for forty-four years; after him reigned another, called Apachnas, thirty-six years and seven months; after him Apophis reigned sixty-one years, and then Janins fifty years and one month; after all these reigned Assis forty-nine years and two months. And these six were the first rulers among them, who were all along making war with the Egyptians, and were very desirous gradually to destroy them to the very roots.