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May 11, 2024 · This fire could have been set by the people of Lachish, in a desperate attempt to damage the Assyrian siege engines or siege ramp, as depicted in the well-known Lachish relief, or by the Assyrians as part of their siege tactics.
May 2, 2024 · One of the most compelling pieces of evidence found at Lachish is the Lachish reliefs, which depict the Assyrian King Sennacherib’s conquest of the city in 701 BC. These reliefs are fundamental for understanding Assyrian siege warfare and imperial propaganda.
May 5, 2024 · Sennacherib rampaged through Judah, laying waste to Lachish (immortalized in his extensive reliefs on the siege—click here for seven seminal articles on the city) and besieging Jerusalem until he had King Hezekiah “locked up like a bird in a cage.”
May 10, 2024 · Lachish is mentioned 24 times in the Hebrew Bible and was the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem. According to the biblical tradition, the first Iron Age city at the site was built by King Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. After seven years of excavation (2013-2017, 2022-2023), the team has uncovered a large ...
2 days ago · Layard's work was continued by his assistant, Hormuzd Rassam and in 1852–1854 he went on to discover the North Palace of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh with many magnificent reliefs, including the famous Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal and Lachish reliefs.
- 7 June 1753; 270 years ago
- Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, England, United Kingdom
2 days ago · The Assyrians developed a style of extremely large schemes of very finely detailed narrative low reliefs in stone for palaces, with scenes of war or hunting; the British Museum has an outstanding collection, including the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal and the Lachish reliefs showing a campaign.
May 7, 2024 · July 23 – Lachish Reliefs, Beth She’an, Museum of the Jewish People, Dan July 30 – Ketef Hinnom Scrolls, Heavenly Temple, Banias, Mt. Arbel June 2022
