Table of Contents
- 1 What is the message of the Destruction of Sennacherib?
- 2 Why was the Sennacherib Prism written?
- 3 What book tells the story of Sennacherib?
- 4 Who killed Sennacherib?
- 5 How was Sennacherib killed?
- 6 What does the name Sennacherib mean?
- 7 Where is Sennacherib prism?
- 8 Where does the story of Sennacherib come from?
- 9 Who was Sennacherib’s sister in the Old Testament?
- 10 When did Hezekiah pay tribute to Sennacherib?
What is the message of the Destruction of Sennacherib?
‘The Destruction of Sennacherib’ tells the biblical story of the failed Assyrian siege of Jerusalem. Byron explores the idea of religion and its relevance to conflict. He focuses more on the victory of the Jewish people than the suffering and despair that conflict can cause.
Why was the Sennacherib Prism written?
The prism is a foundation record, intended to preserve King Sennacherib’s achievements for posterity and the gods. The record of his account of his third campaign (701 BCE) is particularly interesting to scholars. Hezekiah, king of Judah, is said to have sent tribute to Sennacherib.
What was Sennacherib known for?
King Sennacherib was the king of Assyria between 705 B.C. to 681 B.C.. He is known for his military campaigns against Babylon and the Hebrew kingdom of Judah, as well as for his building projects, especially in the city of Nineveh. Sennacherib was assassinated in 681 B.C., possibly by his sons.
What book tells the story of Sennacherib?
The Destruction of Sennacherib is a short narrative poem retelling a Biblical story from the Old Testament (2 Kings, chapter 19) in which God destroys King Sennacherib’s Assyrian army as they attack the holy city of Jerusalem.
Who killed Sennacherib?
Arda-Mulishshi
Jerusalem survived and Sennacherib never returned to fight again in the west. In 681 B.C., according to several Mesopotamian documents, the king was assassinated by his son Arda-Mulishshi (cf. 2 Kings 19:37; 2 Chr.
What did the Lachish letters say?
Your servant, Hoshaiah, sent to inform my lord, Ya’ush: May YHWH cause my lord to hear tidings of peace and tidings of good. And now, open the ear of your servant concerning the letter which you sent to your servant last evening because the heart of your servant is ill since your sending it to your servant.
How was Sennacherib killed?
January 681 BC, Nineveh, Iraq
Sennacherib/Assassinated
What does the name Sennacherib mean?
Sennacherib’s name, Sîn-aḥḥē-erība, means “Sîn (the moon-god) has replaced the brothers” in Akkadian. The name probably derives from Sennacherib not being Sargon’s first son, but all his older brothers being dead by the time he was born.
Why was Sennacherib killed?
Sennacherib (reigned 705-681 BCE) was the second king of the Sargonid Dynasty of Assyria (founded by his father Sargon II). He is also known as the second Assyrian king to have sacked Babylon’s temples and been assassinated for his affront to the gods (the first king being Tukulti-Ninurta I in c. 1225 BCE).
Where is Sennacherib prism?
The Taylor Prism is one of the earliest cuneiform artifacts analysed in modern Assyriology, having been found a few years before the modern deciphering of cuneiform….
| Sennacherib’s Annals | |
|---|---|
| Discovered | From 1830 |
| Present location | Final editions in the British Museum, Oriental Institute of Chicago, and the Israel Museum |
Where does the story of Sennacherib come from?
Biblical story. The poem relates to the Biblical account of Sennacherib’s attempted siege of Jerusalem. According to the story as related in 2 Kings, the Assyrian army came “against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.”.
When did Byron write the destruction of Sennacherib?
Byron’s “The Destruction of Sennacherib” was originally published in his 1815 book Hebrew Melodies, which included poems written to be set to adaptations of traditional Jewish tunes. The poem is based on a brief story in 2 Chronicles 32:21 that records in one sentence the defeat of the Assyrians by God’s Angel of Death.
Who was Sennacherib’s sister in the Old Testament?
Sennacherib’s only known sister, Ahat-abisha, was married off to Ambaris, the king of Tabal, but probably returned to Assyria after Sargon’s first successful campaign against Tabal. Sennacherib’s name, Sîn-aḥḥē-erība, means ” Sîn (the moon-god) has replaced the brothers” in Akkadian.
When did Hezekiah pay tribute to Sennacherib?
The Assyrian annals do mention tribute paid by Hezekiah to Sennacherib (as recorded in 2 Kings 18), and the Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem (dated 701 BC), but omits any mention of its failure or the loss of the army.