The Assyrian eponym canon; containing translations of the documents, and an account of the evidence, on the comparative chronology of the Assyrian and Jewish kingdoms, from the death of Solomon to Nebuchadnezzar

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by  Smith, George, 1840-1876

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THE
ASSYRIAN EPONYM CANON
BY
GEORGE SMITH.
Digitized by the Internet Archive
in 2007 with funding from
IVIicrosoft Corporation
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THE
ASSYRIAN EPONYM
CANON;
CONTAINING TRANSLATIONS OF THE DOCUMENTS, AND
AN ACCOUNT OF THE EVIDENCE, ON
THE COMPARATIVE CHRONOLOGY OF THE
ASSYRIAN AND JEWISH KINGDOMS,
FROM THE DEATH OF SOLOMON TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR.
BV
GEORGE SMITH,
OftheDeparfi)ie)itofOrientalAntiquities,BritishMuseum; AuthorofHistoryof
Assurbaiiipal; Assyrian Discoveries,&-c.,&^c.
Multac terricolis lingux, coelestibus una.
LONDON:
SAMUEL BAGSTER AND SONS,
PATERNOSTER ROW.
15,

CONTENTS
Preface.
.
Chapter I. Former Literature and Systems of
Chronology i
Chapter II. Assyrian Calendar; Methods of dating
Documents; Institution and Order
.17
ofthe Eponymes
. . .
Chapter III. The Assyrian Eponym Canon 27
.
Chapter IV. Evidence of the Chronological Ac-
curacy of .the .Ass.yria.n E.pon.ym
Canon 72
Chapter V. The Eponym Canon and Canon of
Ptolemy compared roi
. . . ,
Chapter VI. Assyrian Notices of Palestine and
Jewish History .106
. . . .
Chapter VII. The Comparative Chronology of A.s-
syria and Palestine .150
Appendix 205
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