THE AZEKAH INSCRIPTION

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

The Azekah Inscription is a tablet inscription from the reign of Sennacherib (705 to 681 BC).
It describes an Assyrian campaign by Sennacherib against Hezekiah, King of Judah, including the conquest of Azekah.
The Biblical Significance: The reliability of biblical accounts like 2 Kings 18-19 and Isaiah 36-37 in documenting Assyrian invasions

The inscription on the combined translated tablet

Ashur, my lord, encourageled me and against the land of Ju[dah I marched. In] the course of my campaign, the tribute of the ki[ng(s)..[...with the might of Ashur, my lord, the province of [Hezekjiah of Judah like [...[...] the city of Azekah, his stronghold, which is between my [border and the land of Judah [...[like the nest of the eagle? ] located on a mountain ridge, like pointed iron daggers without number reaching high to heaven [...[Its walls] were strong and ricaled the highest mountains, to the (mere) sight, as if from the sky [appears its head?...[by means of beaten (earth) rajmps, mighty? Battering rams brought near, the work of [...], with the attack by foot soldiers, [my] wa[rriors...[...] they had seen [the approach of my cavalry and they had heard the roar of the mighty troops of the god Ashur and [theirl he[arts] became afraid [...[The city Azekah | besieged,] | captured, I carried off its spoil, I destroyed, I devastated, [l burned with fire...

RELATED ARTIFACTS

1. THE TAYLOR PRISM 2. ISAIAH BULLA 3. THE SILOAM INSCRIPTION 4. THE HEZEKIAH BULLA

SOURCES

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