Event
Mursilis I sacks Babylon; end of the First Dynasty of Babylon
CFAH-13 (OSF preprint) AP-82: the sack of Babylon by Mursilis I ended the First Dynasty of Babylon, 851 BC.
Sort year851 BC
Tier 1 · CFAH anchor point
Tier 1: CFAH anchor point: 851 BC (AP-82, OSF preprint CFAH-13)
Description
CFAH-13 (OSF preprint) AP-82: the sack of Babylon by Mursilis I ended the First Dynasty of Babylon, 851 BC.
Chronologies
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH anchor point | 851 BC Precision: year |
851 BC | Griffith & White, "CFAH-13: The Hittites, Cimmerians, and Medes," OSF preprint v1.3 (2026), doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/BCWG2, file CFAH-13_Hittites_Cimmerians_Medes_v1.3.pdf, p. 31 (opens in a new tab) CFAH-13 p. 31: "establishes Anchor Point #82, Sack of Babylon by Mursilis ends the First Dynasty of Babylon, 851 BC." OSF preprint, not peer-reviewed in ARJ; see docs/OPEN-QUESTIONS-FOR-KEVIN.md on whether preprint anchor points should set tier 1. 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. |
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CFAH charts
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CFAH-13 (OSF) · Fig. 4
Mursilis (from the OSF file name; no caption has been checked).
OSF component bcwg2: CFAH-13: The Hittites, Cimmerians, and Medes; file "figure_4_mursilis.png"
Records: Mursilis I sacks Babylon; end of the First Dynasty of Babylon
OSF (served as a download, application/octet-stream; text card, no hotlinked thumbnail)
Free sources
- CFAH-13: The Hittites, Cimmerians, and Medes (opens in a new tab) — p. 31 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.