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Three Assyrian kings omitted from King List identified, study reconstructs their reigns
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A new study argues that three Assyrian kings omitted from the Assyrian King List can be identified from surviving evidence, suggesting the list was not a complete record.
The finding challenges the reliability of a canonical historical record, showing that official lists can omit inconvenient rulers. For engineers, it's a reminder that any system of record may have biases and gaps that require cross-checking with primary sources.
Written by elseif from the cluster below · every claim links back to a sourceThe three things worth knowing
A rival Tiglath-pileser ruled alongside Aššur-dān III around 763-762 BCE, according to a clay tablet.
A stela from Tell 'Abta suggests a Shalmaneser ruled immediately before Tiglath-pileser III in 745 BCE.
A cuneiform text implies an Aššur-uballit ruled from 913-912 BCE, based on a libation vessel reference.
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