Excerpt from Additions and Corrections in the Seventh Edition of the Book of Genesis The seventh edition of my Book of Genesis does not differ in any substantial respect from the preceding ones; I have only been obliged to make some alterations, due to the advance of knowledge, in certain matters relating to chronology and archae ology. In consequence of the discovery in 1907 of a cuneiform Chronicle shewing that the Second Babylonian dynasty was in part contemporary with the First, the date of the First dynasty, and with it that of its sixth king, Hammurabi, have had to be lowered; and I have now, throughout the volume, altered the date of Hammurabi to rc. 2130 - 2088. It seems also now that the astronomer Mahler's date for Ramses II., 1348 1281, which has been adopted by Professor Sayce, rests upon mistaken data, and that he must be placed, with Petrie, Meyer, and Breasted, c. 1300 - 1234 the probable date of the Exodus becomes thus 0. 1230 I have revised the Chronological Table (opposite p. I of the Introduction), in accordance with the latest and best authorities; and I have inserted two notes in the Addenda, intended to help readers to understand the difficulties of early Egyptian and Babylonian chronology, and to explain to them the reasons for the divergent dates that have been proposed for the early periods of Egyptian and Babylonian history. Some fresh notes on other subjects have also been introduced into the Addenda. It occurred to me that, among those who possessed an earlier edition of the work, there might be some who would be glad to be able to obtain these additions and corrections without being under the necessity of purchasing the seventh edition itself; and they are accordingly collected separately in the present form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.