Selected Babylonian King Lists

Translations of some relevant Babylonian King Lists are presented here for the convenience of the users of RIBo. The selection of texts is based on the current chronological scope of the project and, therefore, any known king list pertaining to rulers of the Second Dynasty of Isin (1157-1026 BC) and later is translated here. Click on the links to the left to view the translations of these ancient chronographic texts.

Rulers of the Second Dynasty of Isin [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon2/index.html] (1157-1026 BC; "Babylon 2") appear in the following king lists:

• King List A [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/kinglista/index.html]
• King List C [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/kinglistc/index.html]
• Synchronistic King List [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/synchronistickinglist/index.html]
• Fragment Ass 11338 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/fragmentass11338/index.html]

The names of the kings of the Second Dynasty of the Sealand [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon3/index.html] (1025-1005 BC; "Babylon 3") are preserved in the following chronographic texts:

• King List A [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/kinglista/index.html]
• Synchronistic King List [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/synchronistickinglist/index.html]
• Fragment Ass 13956dh [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/fragmentass13956dh/index.html]

The Bazi Dynasty [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon4/index.html] (1004-985 BC; "Babylon 4") rulers are included in the following lists of rulers:

• King List A [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/kinglista/index.html]
• Synchronistic King List [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/synchronistickinglist/index.html]
• Fragments VAT 11261 and VAT 11345 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/fragmentsvat11261andvat11345/index.html]
• Fragment Ass 13956dh [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/fragmentass13956dh/index.html]

The sole ruler of the short-lived Elamite Dynasty [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon5/index.html] (984-979 BC; "Babylon 5") is named in the following four king lists:

• King List A [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/kinglista/index.html]
• Synchronistic King List [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/synchronistickinglist/index.html]
• Fragments VAT 11261 and VAT 11345 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/fragmentsvat11261andvat11345/index.html]
• Fragment Ass 13956dh [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/fragmentass13956dh/index.html]

The numerous rulers of the period of the Uncertain Dynasties [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon6/index.html] (978-626 BC; "Babylon 6") -- including the "E" Dynasty, the "Baltil" Dynasty, and the "Ḫanigalbat" Dynasty –- are listed in the following chronographic texts:

• King List A [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/kinglista/index.html]
• Uruk King List [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/urukkinglist/index.html]
• Synchronistic King List [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/synchronistickinglist/index.html]
• Fragments VAT 11261 and VAT 11345 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/fragmentsvat11261andvat11345/index.html]
• VAT 11931 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/fragmentvat11931/index.html]
• Fragment Ass 13956dh [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/fragmentass13956dh/index.html]
• Ptolemaic Canon [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/ptolemaiccanon/index.html]

The six kings of the Neo-Babylonian Dynasty [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon7/index.html] (625-539 BC; "Babylon 7") are preserved in the following chronographic texts:

• Uruk King List [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/urukkinglist/index.html]
• Ptolemaic Canon [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/ptolemaiccanon/index.html]

The names of the Persian [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon8/index.html] (538-330 BC; "Babylon 8"), Macedonian (330-307; "Babylon 9") and Seleucid [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon10/index.html] (305-64; "Babylon 10") rulers who held dominion over Babylonia are included in the following two king lists:

• Uruk King List [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/urukkinglist/index.html]
• Ptolemaic Canon [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/ptolemaiccanon/index.html]

Jamie Novotny

Jamie Novotny, 'Selected Babylonian King Lists', The Royal Inscriptions of Babylonia online (RIBo) Project, The RIBo Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2016 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/kinglists/]