1895.] 



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[Brinton. 



A few common wordstaken from the tougues mentioned, with 

 their correspondents in the Caucasic and Brahu dialects, will 

 show how slight is the lexical similarity between them. 



In such ethnographic questions the elements of historical 

 connections and duration of time enter as significant factors. 

 For that reason I insert the following synoptical table of 



Protohistoric Babylonian CHRONOLoaY.* 



B.C. 



4000. King Ur-Nina at Lagash (Tello). 



3850. Alusharshid conquers Elam. 



3800. Sargoa I rules ceatral and southern Babylonia and Elam. 



3750. Naram Sin, his son, at Sippar. 



3000. Ur bau rules at Lagash. 



2800. Supremacy of the Kings of Ur. 



2750. Gudea (Nabu) rules at Lagash. 



2350. Babylonia is conquered by the Elamites. 



2300. Abraham departs from Ur. 



* The dates have been kindly revised for me by Prof. Hilprecht. They may be regarded 

 as the minimal which can be assigned. 



