Assyrian discoveries - E-book - ePub

George Smith, born 26th March 1840, dead 19th August 1876, was a pioneering English Assyriologist. Smith's earliest successes were the discoveries of two unique inscriptions early in 1867. The first, a total eclipse of the sun in the month of Sivan inscribed on tablet K51, he linked to the speculator eclipse that occured on 15 June 763 BC. This discovery is the cornerstone of ancient Near Eastern chronology.
The other was the date of an invasion of Babylonia by the Elamites in 2280 BC. Pekka Mansikka, a Finnish self-taught researcher. He is especially familiar with the study of ancient eclipses and the timing of chronologies according to them. As a publisher, he also publishes historically interesting scientific books.