Post by ndrthl on Jan 27, 2007 16:23:44 GMT -5
Assyrian King Shalmaneser III and Hebrew King Jehu (earliest depiction of an Israelite).
King Jehu of Israel bows before Shalmanezer III of Assyria:
"The "Black Obelisk" of Shalmaneser III (reigned 858-824 BC) is a black limestone Neo-Assyrian bas-relief sculpture from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), in northern Iraq. Height: 197.85 cm. Width: 45.08 cm. Currently displayed in the British Museum.It is the most complete Assyrian obelisk yet discovered, and is historically significant because it displays the earliest ancient depiction of an Israelite. It was erected as a public monument in 825 BCE at a time of civil war. The second register from the top includes the earliest surviving picture of an Israelite: the Biblical Jehu, king of Israel. It describes how Jehu brought his tribute in or around 841 BCE. Jehu severed Israel’s alliances with Phoenicia and Judah, and became subject to Assyria. The caption above the scene, written in Assyrian cuneiform, can be translated:
“The tribute of Jehu, son of Omri: I received from him silver, gold, a golden bowl, a golden vase with pointed bottom, golden tumblers, golden buckets, tin, a staff for a king [and] spears." On the top and the bottom of the reliefs there is a long cuneiform inscription recording the annals of Shalmaneser III. It lists the military campaigns which the king and his commander-in-chief headed every year, until the thirty-first year of reign".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Obelisk
King Jehu:
"Jehu (יְהוּא "The LORD is he", Standard Hebrew Yehu, Tiberian Hebrew Yəhû) was king of Israel, the son of Jehoshaphat [1], and grandson of Nimshi. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 842 BCE-815 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 841 BCE-814 BCE. Our principal source for the events of his reign comes from 2 Kings 9-10".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehu
King Jehu of Israel bows before Shalmanezer III of Assyria:
"The "Black Obelisk" of Shalmaneser III (reigned 858-824 BC) is a black limestone Neo-Assyrian bas-relief sculpture from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), in northern Iraq. Height: 197.85 cm. Width: 45.08 cm. Currently displayed in the British Museum.It is the most complete Assyrian obelisk yet discovered, and is historically significant because it displays the earliest ancient depiction of an Israelite. It was erected as a public monument in 825 BCE at a time of civil war. The second register from the top includes the earliest surviving picture of an Israelite: the Biblical Jehu, king of Israel. It describes how Jehu brought his tribute in or around 841 BCE. Jehu severed Israel’s alliances with Phoenicia and Judah, and became subject to Assyria. The caption above the scene, written in Assyrian cuneiform, can be translated:
“The tribute of Jehu, son of Omri: I received from him silver, gold, a golden bowl, a golden vase with pointed bottom, golden tumblers, golden buckets, tin, a staff for a king [and] spears." On the top and the bottom of the reliefs there is a long cuneiform inscription recording the annals of Shalmaneser III. It lists the military campaigns which the king and his commander-in-chief headed every year, until the thirty-first year of reign".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Obelisk
King Jehu:
"Jehu (יְהוּא "The LORD is he", Standard Hebrew Yehu, Tiberian Hebrew Yəhû) was king of Israel, the son of Jehoshaphat [1], and grandson of Nimshi. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 842 BCE-815 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 841 BCE-814 BCE. Our principal source for the events of his reign comes from 2 Kings 9-10".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehu
