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The Taylor Prism is one of the earliest cuneiform artifacts analysed in modern Assyriology. It was found a few years before the modern deciphering of cuneiform. The annals are notable for describing Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem during the reign of king Hezekiah.
Mar 31, 2014 · This prism records the first eight campaigns of the Assyrian King Sennacherib (704-681 BCE). This six-sided baked clay document (or prism) was discovered at the Assyrian capital Nineveh, in an area known today as Nebi Yunus.
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This six-sided hexagonal clay prism, commonly known as the Taylor Prism, was discovered among the ruins of Nineveh, the ancient capital of the Assyrian Empire. It contains the Annals of Sennacherib himself, the Assyrian king who had besieged Jerusalem in 701 BC during the reign of king Hezekiah.
1. 701 BC:Chicago/Taylor Prisms of Sennacherib described the alliance of Hezekiah with Pharaoh Tirhakah to defend against Sennacherib’s (704-681 BC) siege of Jerusalem in Hezekiah 14 th regnal year. The Chicago Prism/Taylor Prisms recorded that Hezekiah was like a “bird in a cage”.
This object is often known as the Taylor Prism after a previous owner, Colonel R. Taylor. It has been on almost continuous display since entering the British Museum in 1855 and has been repeatedly illustrated; it features as No. 5 in a previously issued series of postcards captioned "Assyrian monuments bearing on Bible history in the British ...
Jul 15, 2020 · The Taylor Prism, a six-sided baked clay document (or prism) was discovered at the Assyrian capital Nineveh, in an area known today as Nebi Yunus, now Iraq. It was acquired by Colonel R. Taylor, British Consul General at Baghdad, in 1830, after whom it is named.
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Sep 4, 2023 · The so-called Taylor Prism, one of the earliest cuneiform artifacts analyzed in modern Assyriology, having been found a few years before the modern deciphering of cuneiform, was discovered in 1830 at Nineveh. It is currently housed in the British Museum in London.
