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BABYLONIAN KINGLIST A

Museum #:BM 33332. CT 36 24

Source: Luckenbill, Babylonian and Assyrian Historical Texts, 272[i], with several readings noted in Rowton.

(i)

 

11 lines missing

… (years)

11 kings, dyn[asty of Babylon]

60

Ilima[ii]

56

Ittili

36

Damqili

15

Iški

26

Šušši, brother

55

Gulki…

50

Pešgal

28

Aiadara

26

Ekurul

7

Melamma

9

Eaga

368

11 kings, dynasty of Uruku(g)

16

Gandaš

12

Agum the first, his son

22

Kaštiliaš

8

Ušši, his son

Abirattaš

,,,

Tazzigurumaš

 (ii)

 

More than 13 lines missing

26

[Nazimarrutash]

18

K[iii]

<10>+x

Kadaš-[man Enlil]

Highest year mentioned is 15: Rowton. 

<6>

Kudur-[ellil], his [so]n

Year 9 is attested: JCS 13, 5 n25. See BE XVII/1,2 n9 for year 8; Jaritz MIO VI 200 for year 9: Rowton JNES,243.

13

Šagarak[ti], his [so]n

A year 18 mention has been mentioned: Rowton, 243, citing Jaritz MIO VI 200, but has not been confirmed: Brinkman __ and is now rejected. 

8

Kaštil, his son

1 year 6 months[iv]

Ellil-nadin-šume

1 year 6 months[v]

Kadašman-harbe

6

Adad-šumu-iddi[n] (Rowton)

30

Adad-šumu-usur (Rowton)

15

Melišipak

13

Marduk-apla-iddina, his son

1 year

Zababa

3

Ellil-nadin

576   9 months

36 king[s dynasty of …]

17 Marduk-[kabit-ahhesu]   Not Marduk-šapik-zeri! Shown as 18 years in Rowton. 

6

…..

[Itti-marduk-balatu] shown as 8 in Rowton.

 

destroyed

 (iii)  

 

(destroyed)

22

1 year 6 months[vi]

Marduk-a[hhe-riba]

12

Marduk-zer-[X]

8

Nabu-šum-[libur]

(Also in Religious Chronicle)

132    6 months

11 kings, dynasty  of Isin,

18

Simmašši

Also in New Babylonian Chronicle, Dynastic Chronicle, 

5 months

Ea-mukin

Also in Synchronistic Kinglist, Dynastic Chronicle, 

3

Kaššu-nadin-ahhe

Also in Synchronistic Kinglist, Dynastic Chronicle

21   5 months

3 kings, dynasty of the Sea Land

17

Eulmaš-šakin-šumi

Also in Synchronistic Kinglist, Dynastic Chronicle, New Babylonian Chronicle

3

Ninurta-kudurri-[usur]

Also in Synchronistic Kinglist, Dynastic Chronicle, 

3 months

Ši[riqti]-šuqamu

Also in Synchronistic Kinglist, Dynastic Chronicle, KAV 10, KAV 182

20    3 months

3 kings, dynasty of Baz[u]

<6>:B

Mar-<biti>-[apla-usur] DUMU-E-A-PAP (Brinkman)

Also in Synchronistic Kinglist, Dynastic Chronicle, KAV 10, KAV 182

<36>:B

[Nabu-mukin-apli] PA-DU-A; AG-DU-A

Also in Synchronistic Kinglist, Religious Chronicle, KAV 10, New Babylonian Chronicle,  KAV 182

8 months 12 …

[Ninurta-kudurri-usur 2] MAS-NIG-DU-PAP

Also in Synchronistic Kinglist, KAV 10, KAV 182

 

(destroyed)

 (iv)

 

(destroyed)

Nabu-šum-iškun, [his] s[on]

Nabu-n[asir]

2

Nabu-nadin-zeri, his son

1 month 12 days

Nabu-šu-mukin, his son

22

Dynasty of E…

3

Ukin-zer, dynasty of Šaši

2

Pulu[vii]

5

Ululaia[viii], dynasty of Bal-til[ix]

12

Marduk-apla-iddina, dynasty of the Sea Land

5

Sargon

2

Sennacherib, dynasty of Habigal

1 month

Marduk-zakir-šumi, son of Ardu

9 months

Marduk-apla-iddina, a native of Habi

3

Bel-ibni, dynasty of E

6

Assur-nadin-šumi, dynasty of Habigal

1

Nergal-ušezib

5

Ušezib-marduk, dynasty of E

8

Sennacherib

Esarhaddon

Šamaššum[x]

Kandal

 

(destroyed)

 


[i] BM 33332. See BAHT for references.

[ii] Abbreviated names. See King List B.

[iii] Using value in ???

[iv] Rowton, ????, postulates that this means 6 months, but covering one new year.

[v] As  in footnote 3.

[vi] Possibly the same as footnote 3, although no comment by Rotwton.

[vii] Tiglath-pileser 3

[viii] Shalmaneser 5

[ix] Discussed by Lewy, HUCA, 19 (1946), 467f, who concluded it meant the innermost part of Assur.

[x] Son of Esarhaddon and brother of Assurbanipal

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