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The story told on this hexagonal red baked clay, describes the siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC.
The reign of king Hezekiah.
Taylor and Sennacherib Prisms
The British Museum purchased this six-sided baked clay document from Colonel R. Taylor's widow, who was a British Consul General at Baghdad. He discovered it in 1830, and it is dated to Neo-Assyrian, 691 BC. The story told on this hexagonal red baked clay, describes the siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC. The reign of king Hezekiah.It also agrees with several books contained in the Bible, 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Chronicles 32:9, and Isaiah chapters 33 and 36. SB.
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. 2 Kings 18:17.
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying. 2 Chronicles 32:9.
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