Iraq
There are 608 items in Iraq:
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 4 (Alexander and Artaxerxes Fragment)
The Fragment referring to Alexander the Great and an Artaxerxes is one of the Mesopotamian chronicles written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. It is highly enigmatic, but clearly refers to events after the Macedonian conquest. …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. …BCHP 9 (End of Seleucus I Chronicle)
The Chronicle concerning the last years of Seleucus ("End of Seleucus chronicle"; BCHP 9) is one of the Mesopotamian chronicles written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. It describes the final days of the reign of king Seleucus, who defeated…Bêl-šimânni and Šamaš-eriba
Bêl-šimânni and Šamaš-eriba: name of two Babylonian rebel kings who rose against his Persian overlord Xerxes in the summer 484 BCE. …
The end of the archives in Babylon, Borsippa, and Sippar |
Bêl-šimânni and Šamaš-eriba: dates of the tablets |