Herodotus and the Chronology of the Kings of Sidon

The currently accepted dates for the reign of ʾEšmunʿazor II, king of Sidon, fail to take into account pertinent information supplied by Herodotus. A more careful consideration of the information he provides suggests that ʾEšmunʿazor II was king of Sidon prior to 480 B. C. Other indications in Herod...

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Main Author: Kelly, Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of Chicago Press 1987
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1987, Volume: 268, Pages: 39-56
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Summary:The currently accepted dates for the reign of ʾEšmunʿazor II, king of Sidon, fail to take into account pertinent information supplied by Herodotus. A more careful consideration of the information he provides suggests that ʾEšmunʿazor II was king of Sidon prior to 480 B. C. Other indications in Herodotus, supported by archaeological evidence, suggest that his father, Tabnit, was king of the city in 525 B. C. The most likely occasion for the performance of the faithful services for his overlord, of which ʾEšmunʿazor II boasts in the inscription on his sarcophagus, was during the final stages of the suppression of the Ionian revolt by Darius in 494-493 B. C. This date is supported by archaeological evidence from Sidon and can be easily harmonized with the numismatic evidence to provide a general chronology of the kings of Sidon throughout the period of Persian domination.
ISSN:2161-8062
Contains:Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1356993