Precision in the dating of events in West Asia begins near the end of the tenth century with the Assyrian eponym lists, that is, lists of annual chief officials; while for Babylonia there is no certain chronology till nearly two hundred years later.
"The Ancient East"
D. G. Hogarth
Scyld, on the other hand, is in the first place probably a mere eponym of the power of the Scylding kings of Denmark.
"Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn"
R. W. Chambers
The word 'Abram' is merely an eponym-it means 'exalted father.
"The Damnation of Theron Ware"
Harold Frederic