Sennacherib prisms
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When Sennacherib's Annals are referred to two Assyrian Tonprismen, each on six sides an Akkadian wear historical text. They date back to the reign of the Assyrian King Sennacherib and tell of events from the years 701–681 BC. Chr.
The prisms were written as "foundation stone" documents to document the deeds of Sennacherib before the gods and posterity. Today they serve as important testimonies for Assyrian history, but also for Jewish history, since the siege of Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah (701 BC) is described here, which is also attested from the Bible . The different perspectives of the opponents can be seen in the comparison of the prism texts with the passages in Isaiah (37.33-38 EU ) and in the 2nd Book of Kings (18 EU and 19.32-36 EU ). The prisms are one of the three documents found so far that the Assyrian monarch left behind on his campaign against Judah .
Taylor prism
The Taylor prism is a 38.5 cm high and 16.5 cm wide, six-sided prism made of baked clay. It was discovered in the Assyrian capital Niniveh in Tell, now known as Nebi Yunus . The British Consul General of Baghdad, Colonel Robert Taylor (1790-1852), acquired it in 1830. It was named after him when his widow sold it to the British Museum in London in 1855 . The Taylor prism has been there ever since. As one of the first large Assyrian text documents, it also played an important role in deciphering the cuneiform script .
Chicago prism
The Chicago prism is a 38.0 cm high and 14.0 cm wide clay prism. It was also excavated in the ruins of Nineveh. In the winter of 1919/1920 it was sold in the art trade in Baghdad and is now in the Oriental Institute in Chicago .
literature
- Daniel David Luckenbill : The Annals of Sennacherib. Oriental Institute Publications 2. University of Chicago, Chicago 1924. Reprint 2005. ( Digitized by the Oriental Institute ; PDF; 6.3 MB).
Web links
- Chicago Prism, translation of the text (English)