1010s BC explained

The 1010s BC is a decade which lasted from 1019 BC to 1010 BC.

Events and trends

• 1019 BC - Reign of Shalmaneser II ends, succeeded by his son Ashur-nirari IV.^[1]
• 1013 BC - Ashur-nirari IV is succeeded by his uncle, Ashur-rabi II, who ruled for 41 years, one of the longest reigns of an Assyrian monarch.^[2]
• 1012 BC—Acastus, Archon of Athens, dies after a reign of 36 years and is succeeded by his son Archippus.^[3]
• A solar eclipse was seen in Ugarit from 6:09 PM to 6:39 PM, May 9, 1012, BC.^[4]
• 1010 BC—Uzzah, a citizen of Judah, dies, believed to have been smitten by God for violating divine law by touching the Ark of the Covenant.

Significant people

• Siamun, pharaoh of Egypt, is born (approximate date).

Notes and References

1. Karen Radner . Karen Radner . 1998 . Der Gott Salmānu ("Šulmānu") und seine Beziehung zur Stadt Dūr-Katlimmu . Die Welt des Orients . 29 . 33–51 . 25683683.
2. Book: A. Fuchs . The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Volume 1, Part I: A . The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project . 1998 . K. Radner . 209 . Aššur-rabi II.
3. Book: F.R.S.), Edward John BURROW (D D. . The Elgin Marbles: with an Abridged Historical and Topographical Account of Athens ... Vol. I. Illustrated with Forty Plates Drawn and Etched by the Author . 1817 . Ogles, Duncan&Cochran . 15 . en.
4. Donald Wiseman . Jonah's Nineveh . . 1979 . 30 . 29–52 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112082129/http://www.tyndalehouse.com/TynBul/Library/TynBull_1979_30_02_Wiseman_JonahsNineveh.pdf . 2012-01-12 . Donald Wiseman .