Tiglath-Pileser III's tribute lists — Menahem and Ahaz
Two kings of Israel and Judah appear by name in Assyrian tribute records, in the reigns the Bible places them.
Названо вне БиблииНадписьc. 730 BC
Assyrian tribute lists naming "Menahem of Samaria" and "Jehoahaz of Judah" — the longer form of the name of king Ahaz — among the western rulers who paid. 2 Kings 15 has Menahem give Pul a thousand talents of silver; 2 Kings 16 has Ahaz send silver and gold to Tiglath-Pileser and ask for help.
…the tribute of Menahem of Samaria… Jehoahaz of Judah…
- Найдено
- Nimrud (Kalhu), Iraq, 1845 — Austen Henry Layard and later excavators
- Хранится
- British Museum, London
- Язык
- Akkadian
- Как это дошло до нас
- Раскопано или до сих пор стоит там, где было построено.
Что она показывает
The Assyrian texts give the tribute and the political arrangement; they say nothing about the religious reforms or reversals the biblical account is mainly interested in.
Как это используют историки
Routine sources for eighth-century Levantine politics; the Assyrian name-forms are standard evidence in the study of Hebrew personal names.
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Источники
- Tadmor, The Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III, King of Assyria (1994)
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