hiladelphia, 1905); and
Tallqvist, _Neu-Babylonisches Namenbuch_ (Helsingfors, 1905).

(M. JA.)

[Plate I.] [Plate II.]

[1] For a survey of the chronological systems adopted by different modern
scholars, see below, section viii. "Chronological Systems."

[2] The compiler of the more complete one seems to have allowed himself
liberties. At all events he gives 30 years of reign to Sin-muballidh
instead of the 20 assigned to him in a list of dates drawn up at the time
of Ammi-zadok's accession, 55 years to Khammurabi instead of 43, and 35
years to Samsu-iluna instead of 38, while he omits altogether the seven
years' reign of the Assyrian king Tukulti-In-aristi at Babylon.

[3] They are also called high-priests of Gunammid[=e] and a contract-tablet
speaks of "T[=e] in Babylon," but this was probably not the T[=e] of the
seal. It must be remembered that the reading of most of the early Sumerian
proper names is merely provisional, as we do not know how the ideographs of
which they are composed were pronounced in either Sumerian or Assyrian.

[4] For the events leading up to the conquests of Cyrus, see PERSIA:
_Ancient History_, s. v. The chronology is not absolutely certain.

[5] The following is a list of the later dynasties and kings of Babylonia
and Assyria so far as they are known at present. For the views of other
writers on the chronology, see s. viii., _Chronological Systems._

_The Babylonian Dynasties from cir._ 2500 B.C.

_Dynasty of Ur._

Gungunu, _cir._ 2500 B.C.
Ur-Gur.
Dungi, more than 51 years.
Bur-Sin, more than 12 years.
Gimil-Sin, more than 9 years.
Ibi-Sin.
Idin-Dagan.
Sumu-ilu.

_First Dynasty of Babylon._ 2350 B.C.

Sumu-abi, 14 years.
Sumu-la-ilu, 36 years.
Zabium, 14 years.
Abil-Sin, 18 years.
Sin-muballidh, 20 years.
Khammurabi, 43 years.
Samsu-iluna, 38 years.
Abesukh, 25 years.
Ammi-ditana, 25 years.
Ammi-zadoq, 21 years.
Samsu-ditana, 31 years.

_Dynasty of Sisku (?) for 368 years._ 2160 B.C.

Anman, 60 years.
Ki-Nigas, 56 years.
Damki-ilisu, 26 years.
Iskipal, 15 years.
Sussi, 27 years.
Gul-ki[sar], 55 years.
Kirgal-daramas, 50 years.
[=A]-dara-kalama, 28 years.
Akur-duana, 26 years.
Melamma-kurkura, 8 years.
Ea-ga(mil), 9 years.

_Kassite Dynasty of 36 kings for 576 years 9 months._ 1780 B.C.

Gandis, 16 years.
Agum-sipa