Babylonian chronicles

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The Babylonian Chronicles are a series of ancient cuneiform tablets that record key political and military events in Babylonian history, providing one of the most important primary sources for the chronology of the ancient Near East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Babylonian literature
ancient Near Eastern text
cuneiform tablet series
historiographical text
primary historical source
chronologyUsedFor Achaemenid period chronology
Neo-Babylonian period chronology
late Assyrian period chronology
countryOfOrigin Babylonia
dateOfComposition first millennium BCE
describedBySource British Museum
documentsEvent accession of Cyrus the Great
campaigns in Syria and Palestine
conquest of Babylon by Cyrus the Great
eclipses and omens
fall of Nineveh
internal revolts in Babylonia
reign of Nabonidus
reign of Nabopolassar
reign of Nebuchadnezzar II
rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
royal successions
wars between Babylonia and Assyria
genre chronicle
hasPart Chronicle of Nabopolassar
Chronicle of Nebuchadnezzar II
Chronicle of the Early Years of Nebuchadnezzar II
Chronicle of the Fall of Nineveh
linked to: Fall of Nineveh

Chronicle of the Reign of Esarhaddon
Jerusalem Chronicle
Nabonidus Chronicle
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity ancient Mesopotamia
linked to: Mesopotamia
mainSubject Babylonian history
military history
political history
materialUsed clay
methodOfCreation inscribed with a stylus on wet clay
narrativePerspective Babylonian royal and scribal viewpoint
preservedIn British Museum
various museum collections
significantFor chronology of the ancient Near East
correlation of biblical and Near Eastern history
study of Achaemenid rule in Babylonia
study of Neo-Babylonian Empire
timePeriodCovered 6th century BCE
7th century BCE
early 5th century BCE
late 8th century BCE
typicalContent dates, campaigns, accessions, and major events
typicalStructure year-by-year entries
writingSystem wedge-shaped cuneiform signs
writtenInLanguage Akkadian language
linked to: Akkadian
writtenInScript cuneiform script

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Nebuchadnezzar II mentionedIn Babylonian chronicles
Babylonian Chronicles hasPart Nabonidus Chronicle
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Babylonian Chronicles hasPart Chronicle of Nabopolassar
subject linked to: Babylonian chronicles
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Babylonian Chronicles hasPart Chronicle of Nebuchadnezzar II
subject linked to: Babylonian chronicles
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Babylonian Chronicles hasPart Chronicle of the Early Years of Nebuchadnezzar II
subject linked to: Babylonian chronicles
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Babylonian Chronicles hasPart Chronicle of the Reign of Esarhaddon
subject linked to: Babylonian chronicles
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Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) describedIn Babylonian chronicles
Median Empire historicalSource Babylonian chronicles
Battle of Opis primarySource Babylonian chronicles
King of Anshan describedBySource Babylonian chronicles
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) recordedIn Nabonidus Chronicle
linked to: Babylonian chronicles
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) recordedIn Babylonian chronicles
Nabonidus source Nabonidus Chronicle
linked to: Babylonian chronicles
Nabonidus source Verse Account of Nabonidus
linked to: Babylonian chronicles
Medes mentionedInSource Babylonian chronicles
Hipparchus usedSource Babylonian astronomical records
linked to: Babylonian chronicles
Belšar-uṣur attestedIn Nabonidus Chronicle
linked to: Babylonian chronicles
Sumerian King List relatedWork Babylonian King List
linked to: Babylonian chronicles
Fall of Nineveh describedIn Babylonian Chronicle
linked to: Babylonian chronicles
Media mentionedIn Babylonian chronicles
Neo-Babylonian–Persian War primarySource Babylonian chronicles
Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia describedIn Nabonidus Chronicle
linked to: Babylonian chronicles
Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia describedIn Babylonian chronicles
Ashur-uballit II knownFrom Babylonian chronicles
Fall of the Assyrian Empire describedBySource Babylonian chronicles
Siege of Nineveh describedIn Babylonian chronicles
Median Kingdom historicalSource Babylonian chronicles
Astyages describedBySource Babylonian chronicles
Median dynasty source Babylonian chronicles
Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem primarySource Babylonian Chronicles
linked to: Babylonian chronicles
Persian satraps knownFromSource Babylonian administrative texts
linked to: Babylonian chronicles
King of Babylon mentionedIn Babylonian Chronicles
linked to: Babylonian chronicles