1160s BC

The 1160s BC is a decade which lasted from 1169 BC to 1160 BC.

Events and trends

• 1166 BC—The start of the Discordian calendar and within Discordianism the date of the Curse of Greyface. ^{[1] [2]}
• 1162 BC—The statue of Marduk is taken from Babylon by Elamite conquerors. ^[3]
• 1160 BC—Ancient Nubia regains independence from Egypt, after long having served as its vice-royalty since its annexation by Pharaoh Ahmose I.

Significant people

• Ramesses V, Egyptian pharaoh
• Ashur-resh-ishi I, king of Assyria, is born (approximate date).
• Ramesses IX, pharaoh of Egypt, is born (approximate date).
• Ramesses VII, pharaoh of Egypt, is born (approximate date).

References

1. Cusack, Carole; Norman, Alex (2012-03-28). Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production. BRILL. p. 425. ISBN   978-90-04-22187-1.
2. the Younger, Malaclypse (December 8, 2023). Principia discordia, or, How I found goddess and what I did to her when I found her: the magnum opiate of Malaclypse, the Younger, wherein is explained absolutely everything worth knowing about absolutely anything. Paladin Press. ISBN   978-1-58160-547-1. OCLC   896879384.
3. Leick, Gwendolyn (2009-06-02). The Babylonian World. Routledge. p. 349. ISBN   978-1-134-26128-4.