The Old Assyrian List of Year Eponyms from Karum Kanish and Its Chronological Implications

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. The Kültepe Eponym List (KEL)

2.1 The sources of KEL
2.2 The text of KEL A
2.3 Variants in KEL B-D
2.4 Remarks on the variants
2.5 Text critical notes

3. The Colophon

4. The Eponymy and eponyms in general

4.1 The eponymy
4.2 Spelling of the names
4.3 Identification of eponyms

a. By patronym

b. By nickname, profession, status, or origin

4.4 Family relations between eponyms

5. Comments on individual eponyms

6. The Rulers of Assur

6.1 Titles
6.2 Regnal years
6.3 Individual rulers

a. Irišum I
b. Ikunum
c. Šarrukin
d. Puzur-Aššur II
e. Naram-Suen

7. The last phase of karum Kanish level II

7.1 The evidence of the `Mari Eponym Chronicle' (MEC)

a. The eponyms of MEC B
b. MEC B and the evidence from karum Kanish
c. The reconstruction of MEC

7.2 Assyrian `Distanzangaben'

7.3 Year-eponyms not listed in KEL A

7.4 Conclusion: eponyms * 130-* 139

8. General chronological observations

8.1 Dating proposals
8.2 A shorter chronology?
8.3 Assur and its colonies
8.4 Šamši-Adad I

9. Post-level II year eponyms from Kanish, Boğazköy, and Alişar.

9.1 Karum Kanish level Ib
9.2 Boğazköy
9.3 Alişar
9.4 Approximate dates for karum Kanish level Ib

10. Addendum.

11. Index of level II eponyms and their fathers

12. Abbreviations and bibliography

13. Figures