The 1010s BC is a
decade
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Usage
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which lasted from 1019 BC to 1010 BC.
Events and trends
* 1019 BC - Reign of
Shalmaneser II Salmānu-ašarēd II, inscribed mdSILIM''-ma-nu-''MAŠ/SAG, meaning " Being peaceful is foremost," was the king of Assyria 1030–1019 BC, the 93rd to appear on the ''Khorsabad'' copy''Khorsabad Kinglist'', tablet IM 60017 (excavation nos.: DS 828, ...
ends, succeeded by his son
Ashur-nirari IV Aššur-nērārī IV, inscribed m''aš-šur-''ERIM.GABA, "(the god) Aššur is my help," was the king of Assyria, the 94th to appear on the ''Assyrian Kinglist'',''Khorsabad Kinglist'', tablet IM 60017 (excavation nos.: DS 828, DS 32-54), iv 8.''Nas ...
.
* 1013 BC - Ashur-nirari IV is succeeded by his uncle,
Ashur-rabi II Aššur-rabi II, inscribed m''aš-šur-''GAL''-bi'', "(the god) Aššur is great," was king of Assyria 1012–972 BC. Despite his lengthy reign (41 years), one of the longest of the Assyrian monarchs, his tenure seems to have been an unhappy one jud ...
, who ruled for 41 years, one of the longest reigns of an Assyrian monarch.
*
1012 BC—Acastus,
Archon of Athens
In ancient Greece the chief magistrate in various Greek city states was called eponymous archon (ἐπώνυμος ἄρχων, ''epōnymos archōn''). "Archon" (ἄρχων, pl. ἄρχοντες, ''archontes'') means "ruler" or "lord", frequently ...
, dies after a reign of 36 years and is succeeded by his son Archippus.
* A
solar eclipse
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was seen in
Ugarit
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from 6:09 PM to 6:39 PM, May 9, 1012, BC.
*
1010 BC—
Uzzah
According to the Tanakh, עזה, Uzzah or Uzza, meaning "Her Strength", was an Israelite whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant. The account of Uzzah appears in two places in scripture: 2 Samuel 6:3-8 and 1 Chronicles 1 ...
, a citizen of
Judah, dies, believed to have been smitten by God for violating divine law by touching the
Ark of the Covenant
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.
Significant people
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Siamun
Neterkheperre or Netjerkheperre-Setepenamun Siamun was the sixth pharaoh of Egypt during the Twenty-first Dynasty. He built extensively in Lower Egypt for a king of the Third Intermediate Period and is regarded as one of the most powerful ruler ...
,
pharaoh
Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: ''pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the an ...
of
Egypt
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, is born (approximate date).
References
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