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While ''the Canon'' is considered to be one of the main and essential texts regarding the history of this period, its accuracy is known to not be absolutely perfect.
While ''the Canon'' is considered to be one of the main and essential texts regarding the history of this period, its accuracy is known to not be absolutely perfect.
This was because to [[Ptolemy of Alexandria|Ptolemy]] the important information was the passage to the years/time in which to record his list of astronomica phenomena. Thus he merged the established form of [[reginal time]] that people were familiar with and could relate to and populated that time data with his astronomical records; in short he never had any intention of creating a historically accurate king list. For example (but not limited to), '''it does not contain''':
This was because to [[Ptolemy of Alexandria|Ptolemy]] the important information was the passage to the years/time in which to record his list of astronomica phenomena. Thus he merged the established form of [[reginal time]] that people were familiar with and could relate to and populated that time data with his astronomical records; in short [[Ptolemy of Alexander]] never had any intention of creating a historically accurate king list. For example (but not limited to), '''it does not contain''':
* [[Neriglissar|Neriglissar's]] accepted successor [[Labashi-Marduk]] who may have only reigned one to three months at most (which '''is on''' on the [[Uruk King List]])
* [[Neriglissar|Neriglissar's]] accepted successor [[Labashi-Marduk]] who may have only reigned one to three months at most (which '''is on''' on the [[Uruk King List]])
* [[Sennacherib]], who had destroyed Babylon.
* [[Sennacherib]], who had destroyed Babylon.
Therefore regarding ''Ptolemy's Canon'', it is now commonly accepted that ''the Canon'' excludes "kings who reigned for less than one year".<ref>https://www.livius.org/articles/concept/ptolemys-canon/<br />retrieved 10-04-2023</ref> For example, kings who died somewhere during the year were generally allowed to give their regency to the entirety of the calander year with the next king who may have ascended in July to nominally begin their reign on the first day of the following year: [[Labashi-Marduk]] is a great example of this principle as he is lost to the more dominant reigns of both [[Neriglissar]] and [[Nabonidas]].
Therefore regarding the accuracy of ''Ptolemy's Canon'':
1. It is now commonly accepted that ''the Canon'' excludes "kings who reigned for less than one year".<ref>https://www.livius.org/articles/concept/ptolemys-canon/<br />retrieved 10-04-2023</ref> For example, kings who died somewhere during the year were generally allowed to give their regency to the entirety of the calander year with the next king who may have ascended in July to nominally begin their reign on the first day of the following year: [[Labashi-Marduk]] is a great example of this principle as he is lost to the more dominant reigns of both [[Neriglissar]] and [[Nabonidas]].
2. But its listing choices can be politically motivated such as regarding [[Sennacherib]] (line 12) whom the authors simply chose not to even put on the list despite their dominance for eight years. In effect the author of ''the Canon'' said: "Now, the year 688 BC... who shall we attribute this year to? Ah, we are simply going to say that [[Babylon]] "without a king" for eight years as we didn't like him."
3. The document while of immesurable value, must be taken with a large grain of salt as it is not a 'king list' as such, but rather what it always claimed to be: a record of Astronomical Events.
==Ptolemy's effective king List==
==Ptolemy's effective king List==
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| 13 || [[Asaradinos]] || Esarhaddon || 13 || 680-668
| 13 || [[Asaradinos]] || Esarhaddon || 13 || 680-668
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| 14 || [[Saosdouchinos]] || Šamaš-šuma-ukin || 20 || 667-648
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| 15 || [[Kineladanos]] || Kandalanu || 22 || 647-626
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| 16 || [[Nabopolassaros]] || [[Nabopolassar]] || 21 || 625-605
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| 17 || [[Nabokolassaros]] || [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] || 43 || 604-562
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| 18 || [[Illoaroudamos]] || [[Amel-Marduk]] || 02 || 561-560
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| 19 || [[Nerigasolassaros]] || [[Neriglissar]] || 04 || 559-556
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| 20 || [[Nabonadios]] || [[Nabonidus]] || 17 || 555-539