(2) Aaru (Iyyar) 'The directing bull' Taurus April-May. (3) Sivanu (Sivan) 'Bricks' (?) Gemini May-June. (4) Duzu (Tammuz) 'The growth of seed' Cancer June-July. (5) Abu (Ab) 'The fiery-hot' Leo July-August. (6) Ululu (Elul) 'The message of Istar' Virgo August-September. (7) Tasritu (Tisri) 'The holy mound' Libra September-October. (8) Arakh-savna 'Opposite the foundation (of the year) (Marchesvan, 'the eighth month') Scorpio October-November. (9) Kisilivu (Chisleu) 'The cloudy' Sagittarius November-December. (10) Dhabitu (Tebet) 'The cave of the dawn' (?) Capricornus December-January. (11) Sabadhu (Sebat) 'The curse of rain' Aquarius January-February. (12) Addaru (Adar) The month of 'cultivation' Pisces February-March. (13) Arakh-makhru (Ve-Adar), the intercalary month. [8] _Zaggara_, rendered by the Semitic _bit ili_ (Beth-el), 'house of God,' as well as by _asirtu_, 'the symbol of the goddess Asherah' (mistranslated 'grove' in the Authorized Version of the Old Testament). BABYLONIAN KINGS. B.C. Sargon of Akkad 3800 Naram-Sin his son 3700 (1) The Dynasty of Babylon: 11 kings for 304 years 2478-2174 The sixth king of the dynasty was Khammurabi 2356-2301 (2) The Dynasty of Lagas: 11 kings for 368 years 2174-1806 (3) The Kassite Dynasty: 36 kings for 576 years 9 months 1806-1229 Among the kings of this dynasty were Burna-buryas (cir. B.C. 1420), the contemporary of the Egyptian Pharaohs Amenophis III and Amenophis IV, and Kuri-galzu (cir. B.C. 1400). The last six kings were: Rimmon-nadin-suma 1297 Conquest of Babylon by Tiglath-Uras of Assyria 1291 Expulsion of the Assyrians; Rimmon-suma-natsir king 1284 Meli-sipak 1261 Merodach-baladan I 1246 Zamama-nadin-sumi 1233 Bel-suma-nadin 1232 (4) The Dynasty of Isin: 11 kings for 72 years 6 months 1229-1156