Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Tables

Abbreviations



1 Introduction

 1 King Lists in Mesopotamia

 2 The Synchronistic King List from Ashur

 3 Research Review on the Synchronistic King List

 4 Main Arguments of This Study



2 The Texts of the Synchronistic King List

 1 A.117

 2 KAV 10

 3 KAV 13

 4 KAV 9

 5 KAV 11

 6 KAV 12

 7 A.118



3 The Format of the Synchronistic King List

 1 Comparisons between the Synchronistic King List and the Other King Lists

 2 Comparisons between A.117 and the Other Exemplars of the Synchronistic King List

 3 The Arrangement of the Parallel Pairs of Kings in A.117



4 The Composition of the Synchronistic King List

 1 The Date of the Synchronistic King List

 2 The Beginning Entry of A.117

 3 The Number of Kings Listed in A.117

 4 The Use of “MIN”

 5 The Meanings of “Ummânu”

 6 The Implications of “King of Akkad”



5 The Purpose of the Synchronistic King List

 1 Studies on the Purposes of Some Other King Lists

 2 Previous Propositions on the Purpose of the Synchronistic King List

 3 A Tentative Solution to the Purpose of the Synchronistic King List: the Babylonian Policy of Ashurbanipal



6 Conclusion



Appendix I: A List of Assyrian Kings

Appendix II: A List of Babylonian Kings

Appendix III: The Selected Synchronistic Kings of Assyria and Babylonia in the Lacunae of A.117



Bibliography

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About the Author

CHEN Fei, Ph.D. (1984), is an Assistant Professor of ancient Oriental studies at Peking University. His research fields are mainly languages and civilizations of the ancient Near East.