Bert van der Spek
R.J. (Bert) van der Spek, emeritus professor of Ancient Mediterranean and West Asian history at the Vrije Universiteit (VU University) Amsterdam, specializes in the history of Hellenistic Babylonia. Presently he is working on an edition of Babylonian Chronicles of the Hellenistic Period (BCHP), here online, with the historical sections of the Astronomical Diaries to be added. They will be published in I.L. Finkel, R.J. van der Spek, R. Pirngruber, Babylonian Chronographic Texts from the Hellenistic Period (2020). He also is working on projects concerning the history of market performance and the history of silver and money from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Present.
There are 93 items in Bert van der Spek:
BCHP 19 Chronicle concerning an Arsacid King
The Chronicle Concering an Arsacid King (BCHP 19), is one of the Mesopotamian chronicles written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. BCHP 19…
BCHP 19 Arsacid King (BM 34124), Obverse |
BCHP 19 Arsacid King (BM 34124), Reverse |
BCHP 2 (Alexander and Arabia Chronicle)
The Babylonian Chronicle concerning Alexander and Arabia ("Alexander and Arabia Chronicle"; BCHP 2) is one of the Mesopotamian chronicles written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. It deals with events from the last regnal year of the Macedonian king Alexander…BCHP 20 (Euphrates Chronicle)
The Chronicle Concering the Digging of the Euphrates (BCHP 20) is a Mesopotamian chronicle written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. Euphrates Chronicle, Obverse The…
BCHP 20 Euphrates Chronicle (BM 35031), Obverse |
BCHP 20 Euphrates Chronicle (BM 35031), Reverse |
BCHP 3 (Diadochi Chronicle)
The Babylonian Diadochi Chronicle (BCHP 3; a.k.a. ABC 10, Chronicle 10) is one of the Mesopotamian chronicles written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. It deals with the history of the Diadochi (the successors of Alexander the Great). …BCHP 5 (Antiochus I and Sin Temple Chronicle)
The Babylonian Chronicle concerning Antiochus and Sin ("Antiochus and Sin Chronicle"; BCHP 5) is one of the Mesopotamian chronicles written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. It describes how the Seleucid crown prince Antiochus, the son of king Seleucus Nicator,…BCHP 6 (Ruin of Esagila Chronicle)
The Babylonian Ruin of Esagila chronicle (BCHP 6) is a chronicle written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. It describes how a Seleucid crown prince (probably Antiochus, the son of king Seleucus Nicator) fell during a sacrifice on the ruin of…BCHP 7 (Antiochus, Bactria, and India Chronicle)
The Babylonian Chronicle concerning Antiochus, Bactria, and India ("Antiochus and India chronicle"; BCHP 7 or ABC 13A) is a chronicle written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. It mentions a Seleucid crown prince, probably the future king Antiochus I Soter, ordering repairs…BCHP 8 (Juniper Garden Chronicle)
The Chronicle concerning a service field (bît ilki) near the Juniper garden ("Juniper Garden Chronicle"; BCHP 8) is one of the Mesopotamian chronicles written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. …