According to the Venus Tablet (Enuma Anu Enlil 63) which describes the rising and setting of Venus during the reign of Ammisaduqa, there are only four possibilities implying four dates for the destruction of Ur: 1912, 1944, 2004, 2064 BCE. This pivotal date is considered crucial to the various calculations of the early chronology of the ancient Near East.
'The traditional date of 1595 BCE for the destruction of Babylon by the Hittite king Mursili I is accepted by most historians for many years despite notable controversies.
