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Ptolemy from whence the name comes, was an astronemer who used astronomical events to create a list of kings and dates of their reign from Assyrian times through the successors of [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]].

Ptolemy from whence the name comes, was an astronemer who used astronomical events to create a list of kings and dates of their reign from Assyrian times through the successors of [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]].

It is considered to be not absolutely perfect, but essentially correct (i.e. does not contain [[Neriglissar|Neriglissar's]] accepted successor [[Labashi-Marduk]], or the debated [[Cyaxares II]]).

It is considered to be not absolutely perfect, but essentially correct (i.e. does not contain [[Neriglissar|Neriglissar's]] accepted successor [[Labashi-Marduk]] (which is on the [[Uruk King List]]), the debated [[Cyaxares II]], or the accepted Magi [[False Smerdis]] (neither of which are on the [[Uruk King List]]).

==External Links==

==External Links==

'''Ptolemy's Canon''', https://www.livius.org/articles/concept/ptolemys-canon/

''Ptolemy's Canon'', https://www.livius.org/articles/concept/ptolemys-canon/

 

''Uruk King List'', https://www.livius.org/sources/content/uruk-king-list/