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This terracotta prism was found in Nineveh. It documents Sennacherib's military campaigns and the rebuilding of the city of Nineveh. The siege and the capture of Lachish and Jerusalem occurred during his 3rd military campaign in 701 BCE. Details of the account of the siege are given in column iii, lines 38-81.
From Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik, Mousil city, Iraq), Mesopotamia. Neo-Assyrian era, 694 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
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APA Style
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 19). A Terracotta Foundation Document from Nineveh. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2807/
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Amin, Osama S. M. "A Terracotta Foundation Document from Nineveh." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 19, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2807/.
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Amin, Osama S. M. "A Terracotta Foundation Document from Nineveh." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 19 Jul 2014. Web. 23 Apr 2019.