The Dynastic Chronicle, "Chronicle 18" in Grayson's Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles[2] or the "Babylonian Royal Chronicle" in Glassner’s Mesopotamian Chronicles,[3] is a fragmentary ancient Mesopotamian text extant in at least four known copies. It is actually a bilingual[clarification needed In what languages?] text written in 6 columns, representing a continuation of the Sumerian king list tradition through to the 8th century BC and is an important source for the reconstruction of the historical narrative for certain periods poorly preserved elsewhere.