Comparative Chronology and the Ancient Near East: A Case for Symbiosis
While the chronological problems in the study of the ancient Near East are as varied and intractable as ever, the work done on resolving (and discovering) these problems provides an excellent laboratory for studying similar problems elsewhere. At the same time some of the work done on chronological...
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| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
1986
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1986, Volume: 261, Pages: 57-68 |
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| Summary: | While the chronological problems in the study of the ancient Near East are as varied and intractable as ever, the work done on resolving (and discovering) these problems provides an excellent laboratory for studying similar problems elsewhere. At the same time some of the work done on chronological (and by inference genealogical) matters in other areas can elucidate patterns and parameters. Five of these are discussed in this paper: synchronisms; father/son succession; generational/regnal averages; simultaneity masked as sequentiality; and telescoping. While analyzing work on these issues cannot resolve decisively any particular issue in ancient Near East chronology, it does suggest alternative approaches and hypotheses. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1357064 |