Uruk King List
Museum number IM 65066 (Iraq Museum), also known as King List 5 [1, p. 97].
The list is a fragment of a tablet, the obverse covers the reigns from Kandalanu to Darius I. The reverse spans from Darius III to Seleucus II, and was therefore inscribed sometime after his reign (226 BC).
Origin: Excavated in winter 1959/60 at Uruk-Warka (W 20030, 10j).
First translated: in 1962 by J. van Dijk [2, p. 53].
Translation
Obverse [3, p. 566]:
[x] years [...]
Other name: [...]
21 years: K[anda]lan
1 year: Sin-shum-lishir
and Sin-shar-ishkun
21 years: Nabopolassar
43 [ye]ars: Nebuchadnezzar (II)
2 [ye]ars: Amel-Marduk
[x] + 2 years, 8 months: Neriglissar
[...] 3 months: Labashi-Marduk
[x] + 15 years: Nabonidus
[9 years: Cy]rus
[8 years: Cambys]es
[36 years: Dari]us
(break)
Chronological Information
| King | Length of rule in Uruk |
|---|---|
| Kandalanu | 21 Years |
| Sin-shumu-lisir and Sinsharishkun | 1 Year |
| Nabopolassar | 21 Years |
| Nebuchadnezzar II | 43 Years |
| Amel-Marduk | 2 Years |
| Neriglissar | 3? Years (Damaged) and 8 Months |
| Labashi-Marduk | 3 Months |
| Nabonidus | 17? Years (Damaged) |
References
[1] A. K. Grayson, “Königslisten und Chroniken. B. Akkadisch,” Reallexikon der Assyriologie, vol. 6, pp. 86–135, 1980, [Online]. Available: http://publikationen.badw.de/de/003999918.
[2] J. Van Dijk, “Die Inschriftenfunde,” Vorläufige Berichte über die Ausgrabungen in Uruk-Warka, vol. 18, pp. 39–62, 1962, [Online]. Available: http://digital.library.stonybrook.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/amar/id/78955/rec/1.
[3] J. B. Pritchard, Ancient Near Eastern texts relating to the Old Testament. Edited by James B. Pritchard. Third edition with supplement. Princeton University Press, 1969.