jan 1, 1115 BC - ANCHOR Historical 641 Yr from Šamšî-Adad I

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DATING THE FALL OF BABYLON AND UR by Gerard Gertoux

Tiglath-pileser I (N°87) states in his annals having rebuilt the temple called Anu-Adad at the beginning of his reign (in 1115), which was built 641 years earlier by Šamšî-Adad I. These 641 years (= 68 solar + 573 lunar) correspond to 624 (= 68 + 556) solar years, which dates back the reign of Šamšî-Adad I in 1739 (= 1115 + 624) instead of 1712, but the scribe has probably used a King list with a reign of 40 years instead of 11 for Išme- Dagan I102, which reduces the 641 years to 612 (= 641 - 29), or a duration of 596 solar years, which fixes the beginning of the reign of Samsi-Adad I in 1711 (= 1115 + 596), in good agreement with the previous date of 1712 (= 1680 + 33 - 1).