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Berossus

400 BC - 300 BC

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Berossus () or Berosus (; Ancient Greek: Βηρωσσος, romanized: Bērōssos; possibly derived from Akkadian: , romanized: Bēl-rēʾušunu, "Bel is his shepherd") was a Hellenistic-era Babylonian writer, a priest of Bel Marduk and astronomer who wrote in the Koine Greek language, and who was active at the beginning of the 3rd century BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Berossus has received more than 282,671 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Berossus is the 696th most popular writer (down from 667th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iraqi Writer.

Berossus is most famous for his work on the Babylonian creation myth. He recorded a version of the epic in which Marduk slays Tiamat and creates the world from her body.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

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  • 63.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Berossus ranks 696 out of 5,755. Before him are Hugo Ball, Pierre de Ronsard, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Władysław Reymont, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Neal Cassady. After him are Carlos Fuentes, Jacinto Benavente, Dashiell Hammett, Jean Froissart, Arto Paasilinna, and John Dos Passos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Berossus ranks 5. Before him are Bessus, Tollund Man, Parmenion, and Porus. After him are Theopompus, Spitamenes, Atropates, Teos of Egypt, Nectanebo II, Agnodice, and Stateira I. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Berossus ranks 6. Before him are Lysippos, Diotima of Mantinea, Wang Jian, Hipparchia of Maroneia, and Aristoxenus. After him are Nearchus, Eudemus of Rhodes, Callippus, Menaechmus, Hegesias of Cyrene, and Eurydice of Egypt.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Berossus ranks 66 out of 338. Before him are Lugal-zage-si (-2360), Shalmaneser I (-1400), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Al-Mutawakkil (822), Al-Amin (787), and Hillel the Elder (-110). After him are Urukagina (-2500), Shamshi-Adad I (-1860), Qutayba ibn Muslim (668), Ya'qubi (801), Ziryab (789), and Hormizd IV (540).

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Among WRITERS In Iraq

Among writers born in Iraq, Berossus ranks 6. Before him are Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), Al-Masudi (896), Fuzûlî (1494), Ahmad ibn Fadlan (900), and Enheduanna (-2300). After him are Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), Al-Mutanabbi (915), Ibn Sirin (653), Ibn al-Nadim (1000), Ibn Khallikan (1211), and Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718).

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