Event
"Median Dynasty of Babylon" (Berossus Dynasty 2)
CFAH AP-39: the Median Dynasty of Babylon ruled 224 years, 2191–1968 BC; CFAH-5 links it to Madai son of Japheth.
Sort year2191/1968 BC
Tier 1 · CFAH anchor point
Tier 1: CFAH anchor point: 2191–1968 BC (AP-39)
Description
CFAH-5: "the 'Median Dynasty of Babylon' appears to have been a foreign dynasty appointed by Nimrod over the original region of Media and the original city of Babel, long before the Medes migrated into Iran."
Chronologies
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH anchor point | 2191–1968 BC Precision: year-range |
2191/1968 BC | Griffith & White, "Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 5: The Babylonian Dynasties of Berossus," ARJ 16 (2023): 635–670, section "AP-39: Median Dynasty of Babylon: 224 years: 2191–1968 B.C." (opens in a new tab) CFAH-5 heading: "Median Dynasty of Babylon: 224 years: 2191–1968 B.C." 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 | 2239b AM, 1765 BC Precision: year |
1765 BC AM 2239 |
Ussher, Annals of the World, Third Age §110 (paragraph numbering of the modern transcription) (opens in a new tab) Ussher: "Euechous began to reign in Chaldea, 224 years before the Arabians. (Julian Africanus)" (paragraph printed as "1 10." in the transcription). Same 224 years, but Ussher starts them in 1765 BC; CFAH starts them at the Dispersion (2191 BC). Differs from sort year by 426 yrs |
Disagreements & open questions
- Chronologies disagree BC years differ: 2191 BC (CFAH); 1765 BC (Ussher).
Flags are generated from the figures stored in the data. The master timeline still sorts by the CFAH-weighted sort year.
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Free sources
- Chronological Framework of Ancient History. 5: The Babylonian Dynasties of Berossus, (opens in a new tab) — section "AP-39: Median Dynasty of Babylon: 224 years: 2191–1968 B.C." free-to-read
- The King James Version of the Bible (opens in a new tab) public-domain
- The Annals of the World, Deduced from the Origin of Time (1658 English edition), Part One: 4004–176 BC (opens in a new tab) public-domain
Copyrighted works (CFAH papers, F. N. Jones) are linked, not reproduced.