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August 25, 2025

Exploring the Neo-Babylonian Chronicle Chain ABC 3–5

Key Points

Chronicles ABC 3–5 present a complete narrative framework focusing on Nabopolassar and Nebuchadnezzar, suggesting coherence throughout.
ABC 5 demonstrates the highest literary sophistication, indicating its central importance to the trilogy.
This examination of the chronicles uses textual analysis to argue for the completeness and symmetry of the narrative style.
The study implies that these chronicles were composed shortly after the events they cover, around the late 590s BCE.

Abstract

This article examines the three Neo-Babylonian chronicles ABC 3–5, arguing for their completeness as a trilogy (with no missing sections). Focused on the final twelve years of Nabopolassar, the transition, and the initial twelve years of Nebuchadnezzar, the chronicles establish a symmetrical narrative framework. Among the three tablets, it is submitted that ABC 5 displays the highest literary sophistication and may be considered the centerpiece of the series. It is further suggested that the composition of the trilogy likely occurred shortly after the final events recorded in ABC 5, around the late 590s BCE.

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Yuval Levavi (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af63e9ad7bf08b1eae4774 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.7817/jaos.145.2.2025.ar022

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