Event
Death of Ninus (Nimrod)
CFAH AP-48: death of Ninus/Nimrod, 2068 BC (Atothis of Egyptian Dynasty 1 identified with Nimrod).
Tier 1: CFAH anchor point: 2068 BC (AP-48)
Description
CFAH-5 counts from Menes founding Thinis (2188 BC) through the 62-year reign of Menes and the 57-year reign of Atothis, whom it identifies as Nimrod (Manetho via Africanus). Scripture gives no date for Nimrod's death.
Chronologies
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH anchor point | 2068 BC Precision: year |
2068 BC | Griffith & White, "Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 5: The Babylonian Dynasties of Berossus," ARJ 16 (2023): 635–670, section "AP-48: Death of Ninus/Nimrod: 2068 B.C." (opens in a new tab) CFAH-5: "2188 B.C. Menes founds Thinis; minus, 62 year reign of Menes; minus, 57 year reign of Atothis (Nimrod)" Sets sort year |
| Ussher-Jones | Not yet established | — | — Jones (Chart No. 1; Chronology of the Old Testament, 2002) gives no date for this extra-biblical event. |
| Ussher | Not yet established | — | — No matching entry found in Ussher's Annals. |
Related
CFAH charts
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CFAH-5 · Fig. 9
Durations to the death of Ninus, aka Nimrod.
AP-48: Death of Ninus/Nimrod: 2068 B.C.
Image credit (per the paper): Narmer Palettte, verso. Heagy1, “Verso of the Narmer Palette,” https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Narmer_Palette_verso.jpg. CC BY-SA 3.0.
Records: Death of Ninus (Nimrod), Nimrod
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Free sources
- Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 5: The Babylonian Dynasties of Berossus, (opens in a new tab) — section "AP-48: Death of Ninus/Nimrod: 2068 B.C." free-to-read
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) public-domain
Copyrighted works (CFAH papers, F. N. Jones) are linked, not reproduced.