Event
Ushpia founds the city of Assur (estimate)
CFAH-14 (OSF preprint) AP-91: Ushpia founded the city of Assur about 2139 BC (estimate).
Sort year2139 BC
Tier 1 · CFAH anchor point
Tier 1: CFAH anchor point: c. 2139 BC (AP-91, OSF preprint CFAH-14)
Description
CFAH-14 (OSF preprint) AP-91: Ushpia founded the city of Assur about 2139 BC (estimate).
Chronologies
| Chronology | Date as stated | Year (BC / AM) | Citation & note |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFAH anchor point | c. 2139 BC Precision: approximate |
2139 BC | Griffith & White, "CFAH-14: Ancient Assyria," OSF preprint v1.0 (27 Feb 2026), doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/9FUW2, file CFAH-14_Assyria_v_1.0.pdf, p. 22 "Ushpia founded the City of Assur - ~2139 BC - Anchor Point #91" (opens in a new tab) CFAH-14 p. 22: "Shalmaneser I stated that Ushpia founded the temple of Assur, which is to say, he founded the city" OSF preprint, not peer-reviewed in ARJ; see docs/OPEN-QUESTIONS-FOR-KEVIN.md on whether preprint anchor points should set tier 1.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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Free sources
- CFAH-14: Ancient Assyria (opens in a new tab) — p. 22 "Ushpia founded the City of Assur - ~2139 BC - Anchor Point #91" 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.