Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Ian Hutchesson <mc2499 AT mclink.it>]

At 21.58 01/10/00 +0500, Peter Kirk wrote:
>As Ian declined to respond to the part of your posting retained below, 

This is incorrect. I responded that the understanding of the terminology as
I understood it was not the generally used understanding.


Ian


Rolf wrote:
All those working with chronology know the difference between an absolute
and a relative chronology. The oldest astronomical diary listed in A.J.
Sachs, H. Hunger,1988, "Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from
Babyulonia", is one from year 16 of Samashsumukin. Thus an *absolute*
chronology cannot go back longer than the 7th century BCE. If you are aware
of older astronomical data that can be used for an absolute chronology, I
will like to know it.