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Assyria: Siege of Lachish (Room 10b)
700 – 692 BC
Lachish was one of the chief cities of the kingdom of Judah in the southern Levant and in 701 BC it was captured by the Assyrian King Sennacherib (704-681 BC). The siege followed the refusal of Lachish to pay tribute to the Assyrian Empire (based in modern northern Iraq) and is mentioned in the Bible.
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Stone panels from the South-West Palace of Sennacherib, 700-681 BC
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Stone panels from the South-West Palace of Sennacherib, 700-681 BC
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Stone panels from the South-West Palace of Sennacherib, 700-681 BC
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Stone panels from the South-West Palace of Sennacherib, 700-681 BC
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Many of the relief sculptures on display in Room 10b depict the capture of the city, alongside a selection of items and weaponry used in the siege. A “prism” inscribed with an Assyrian account of the campaign is also on show.
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