Wednesday, August 22, 2018

The dates of the reigns of Xerxes and Artaxerxes

BIBLIOGRAPHIA IRANICA: Dating the reigns of Xerxes and Artaxerxes. Notice of a new article of obvious interest for biblical studies (the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther): Gertoux, GĂ©rard. 2018. Dating the reigns of Xerxes and Artaxerxes. In Pascal Attinger et al, (eds.), Text and Image Proceedings of the 61e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Geneva and Bern, 22–26 June 2015. 179-206. Leuven – Paris – Bristol, CT: Peeters. The article is not available online, but follow the link for a detailed abstract.

UPDATE (23 August): Reader Ian Slater has informed me that the article is available online. You can find it on Academia.edu here.

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