Searching for the Assyrian Solar Eclipse. When looking for ancient solar eclipses, it can be helpful to look at what time interval the eclipses are said to have taken place. Let's take one example here. Solar eclipse times:
1. In the 7th year of the reign of the Babylonian king Shimbar-Shipak.
2. In the 9th year of the Assyrian king Ashhur-Dan III.
According to the calculation made by the researchers, the time interval between these events was 254 years. This is based on how long the reigns of different kings have been timed. At the same time, we assume that no major errors have occurred in this timing. Both of these solar eclipses took place in the month of Simanu. Together, these solar eclipses form a pair of eclipses. Is there an eclipse pair like this?
Found, but only one. These solar eclipses occurred on May 20, 1078 BCE. and April 2, 824 BCE. Since this is the only pair of eclipses that matches these solar eclipses, this can raise many big questions.
Considering Assyrian chronology, other alternative 'pairs of years' would be 1063 BCE. - 809 BCE., 1045 BCE. - 791 BCE. and 1017 BCE. - 763 BCE. In addition to finding a suitable pair of eclipses in these options, a closer look also comes at the period in which a pair of eclipses should be found. The question arises whether the period in question fits the time in history around them. This is mainly influenced by the history of three kingdoms: the history of Assyria, Babylonia and Israel.
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