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["Peter Kirk"<peter_kirk AT sil.org>]

Read Rohl's appendix where he addresses this evidence.

Peter Kirk


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Subject: Re: FW: Just a clarification
Author:  <npl AT teol.ku.dk> at Internet
Date:    14/02/2000 18:04


> -----Original Message-----
> From:     Peter Kirk [SMTP:peter_kirk AT sil.org] 
> Sent:     Monday, 14 February, 2000 18:28
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> Subject:     Re: FW: Just a clarification 
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> There are two reasons why I am avoiding discussion of the Assyrian 
> chronological evidence:
>
> 1) It is not directly relevant to the part of Rohl's thesis which I 
> have presented, which is largely independent of absolute dating;
>
     But it is extremely important in this connection and it formed one
of the bases of the reconstruction of the chronology of the ancient Near 
East when it started. By disregarding the synchronisms Rohl is simply 
sidesteppinmg instead of addressing the most important kind of evidence we 
possess.
     NPL