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The Bur-Sagale eclipse was observed in Assyria, the earliest solar eclipse mentioned in historical sources that has been successfully identified.
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Assyrian eclipse
763 BC solar eclipse
The Assyrian eclipse, also known as the Bur-Sagale eclipse, was a solar eclipse recorded in Assyrian eponym lists that most likely dates to the tenth year of the reign of king Ashur-dan III. The eclipse is identified with the one that occurred on 15 June 763 BC in the proleptic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Assyria
Major Mesopotamian civilization
Assyria was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization that existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC and eventually expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC to the 7th century BC.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Solar eclipse
Natural phenomenon wherein the Sun is obscured by the Moon
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season in its new moon phase, when the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)