Body: | Brick from Ziggurat at Numrud of Shalmaneser III: 585-839 BC
Shalmaneser III, King of Assyria 855-841 BC
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Basalt Throne of Shalmaneser III
Detailed outline on Shalmaneser III
Date of inscription
858-839 BC
Glyptic object
Akkadian inscription on clay
Discovery
Austen Henry Layard, Outer face of ziggurat, Nimrud (Calah), 1848 AD
Current location
British Museum #90224
Bible names
Shalmaneser III is a key figure in the Bible.
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Shalmaneser III is a key figure in the Bible and here is a statue of his throne.
"What we read in the book, we find in the ground"
Detailed outline on Shalmaneser III
Introduction:
1. Shalmaneser III is a key figure in the Bible who
interacted with Ahab, Jehu, Ben-Hadad II and Hazael.
a. There are thousands of stamped, inscribed
mudbricks of Shalmaneser III.
2. Two other Assyrian kings are names on the bricks.
a. Ashurnasirpal (II)
b. Tukultï-Ninurta (II)
3. "There are large numbers of bricks with this text in
museums, private possession, and still at Calah itself. The catalogue of
exs. is by no means exhaustive, although I have tried to include all bricks
known from publication. There is a possibility of duplication in the
catalogue, since bricks appearing in old publications may have later passed
into different hands. In the catalogue, abbreviations under "Calah
provenance" are: GP = Governor's Palace; NWP = North West Palace." (The
Royal inscriptions of Mesopotamia. Assyrian periods Vol. 3, A. Kirk
Grayson, p166, 1996 AD)
4. Translation of the statue of Shalmaneser III on his
throne:
a. "Shalmaneser, great king, strong king, king of
the universe, king of Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), great king,
strong king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Tukultï-Ninurta
(II), who was also king of the universe and king of Assyria: construction
of the ziqqurrat of Calah." (Lines 1-7)
5. Sources:
a. Inscriptions in the Cuneiform Character from
Assyrian Monuments discovered by A.H. Layard, 1850 AD
b. Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia, Daniel
David Luckenbill, 1926 AD
c. The Royal inscriptions of Mesopotamia.
Assyrian periods Vol. 3, A. Kirk Grayson, p166, 1996 AD
6. See Detailed outline on Shalmaneser III
Conclusion:
1. Shalmaneser III is a key figure in the Bible and here is a
statue of his throne.
2. Two other Assyrian kings are names on the bricks.
a. Ashurnasirpal (II)
b. Tukultï-Ninurta (II)
2. What you read in the book, you find in the ground!
3. Find me a church to attend in my home town this Sunday!
9 Inscriptions of Shalmaneser III
Kurkh Monolith
Basalt Statue
Black Obelisk
Twin Bulls
Marble Tablets
Alabaster Statue
Bronze Gates
Basalt Throne
Clay Brick
Detailed outline on Shalmaneser III
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