Sennacherib's Annals
| Sennacherib's Annals | |
|---|---|
Taylor Prism, London ISAC Prism, Chicago Jerusalem Prism, Israel Sennacherib's Annals of his military campaign (704–681 BC), including his invasion into the Kingdom of Judah | |
| Material | Clay |
| Size | Varies |
| Writing | Akkadian cuneiform |
| Created | c. 690 BCE |
| Discovered | From 1830 |
| Present location | Final editions in the British Museum, Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, and the Israel Museum |
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Sennacherib's Annals are the annals of Sennacherib, emperor of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. They are found inscribed on several artifacts, and the final versions were found in three clay prisms inscribed with the same text: the Taylor Prism is in the British Museum, the ISAC or Chicago Prism in the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures and the Jerusalem Prism is in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
The Taylor Prism is one of the earliest cuneiform artifacts analysed in modern Assyriology. It was found a few years before the modern deciphering of cuneiform.
The annals are notable for describing Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem during the reign of king Hezekiah. This event is recorded in several books contained in the Bible including Isaiah 36 and 37; 2 Kings 18:17; and 2 Chronicles 32:9. The invasion is mentioned by Herodotus, who does not refer to the Kingdom of Judah and says the invasion ended at Pelusium on the edge of the Nile Delta.