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Liver advanced a second reason to favor the 825 date, related to the inscription of Shalmaneser III, king of Assyria, mentioned above, where it was mentioned that philological studies have equated this Ba ’ li-manzer with Balazeros ( Baal-Eser II ), grandfather of Pygmalion.

The best texts of Menander / Josephus give six years for Balazeros, followed by nine years for his son and successor Mattenos ( Mattan I ), making 22 years between the start of Balazeros ’ s reign and the seventh year of Pygmalion.

If these 22 years are measured back from 814 BC, they fall short of the 841 date required for Balazeros ’ s tribute to Shalmaneser.

With the 825 date, however, Balazeros ’ s last year would be approximately 841 BC, the time of the tribute to Shalmaneser.