Study argues Assyrian King List omits three rulers
Researchers Alexander Johannes Edmonds and Eckart Frahm propose that three Assyrian kings were left out of the standard Assyrian King List, based on evidence from tablets, inscriptions, and a statue. One such ruler, a rival Tiglath-pileser, appears to have contested the throne after a solar eclipse around 763-762 BCE. The findings suggest early Neo-Assyrian political history was more complex than previously recognized.
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