17th century BC Chr.

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The 17th century BC Chr. Began on January 1, v 1700s. And ended on December 31, 1601 BC. Chr.

Age / Epoch

Events / developments

Lion Gate of the Hittite capital Ḫattuša

Personalities

Note: The years of government cannot be precisely determined in this century. Therefore, these are approximate estimates.

Statue of Sobekemsaf I.
Sobekhotep IV statue

Pharaohs of Egypt

Kings of Assyria

Kings of Babylonia

King of Elam

Kings of the Hittite Empire

Inventions and discoveries

Phaistos Disc (schematic representation)
  • The enigmatic Phaistos Disc was excavated in Crete in 1908 . It was discovered by its discoverer in the 17th century BC. BC, without any conclusive, scientific evidence could be given. The content is assumed to be text that has been stamped in a soft tone. If this assumption is correct, the Phaistos Disc is the oldest printed product of human origin.
  • In the 17th century BC The linear script A was developed by the Minoan culture .

Web links

Commons : 17th century BC Chr.  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Heraklion, Archaeological Museum ( Memento from February 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ). In: Greek-culture.eu . Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Minoan Era ( Memento from January 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). In: lisamichaelis.de . Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  3. John Noble Wilford: In Ruin, Symbols on a Stone Hint at a Lost Asian Culture . In: The New York Times , May 13, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  4. Genetic analysis: the last mammoths disappeared in one fell swoop . In: Der Spiegel , April 1, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  5. ^ Sigfried J. de Laet and Ahmad Hasan Dani: History of Humanity: From the third millennium to the seventh century BC. UNESCO, 1996, ISBN 92-3102811-1 , p. 358
  6. In the footsteps of the Hittites . In: Reform tur . Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  7. Valmore C. LaMarche & Katharine K. Hirschboeck: Frost rings in trees as records of major volcanic eruptions . In: Nature 307, 1984, pp. 121-126. doi: 10.1038 / 307121a0
  8. ^ MGL Baillie & MAR Munro: Irish tree rings, Santorini and volcanic dust veils . In: Nature 332, 1988, pp. 344-346. doi: 10.1038 / 332344a0
  9. Sturt W. Manning et al. : Anatolian tree rings and the absolute chronology of the eastern Mediterranean, 2220-718 BC . In: Nature 381, 1996, pp. 780-783. doi: 10.1038 / 381780a0
  10. Roger Liebi: Released after 4151 years! A brief aid to understanding the dates of the Old Testament. Edition Nehemia, 2015, ISBN 978-3-906289-06-9
  11. ^ Robert Oberheid: Emil O. Forrer and the beginnings of Hittitology: a history of science biography. Walter de Gruyter, 2007, ISBN 3-11-019434-1 , p. 190