Bible Archeology Discoveries

Nimrud Slab
Discovered: Nimrud, Assyria (1854)
From: (c. 800 BC)

The Nimrud Slab, also known as the Calah Orthostat Slab, is the top half of a "summary inscription" of the reign of Adad-nirari III (811 to 783 BC) discovered in 1854 at Nimrud on behalf of the Assyrian Excavation Fund. It is the best known of the inscriptions of Adad-nirari III, since it includes a description of early Assyrian conquests in Syria and Palestine.

The inscription was carved on a gypsum slab, and the surviving part of the inscription is thought to represent the top half of the original slab, part of which is shown here. The original slab is lost after it was thought to have been left behind in Nimrud.

Among the references are : Humri (Israel) and Palastu (Philistia)

"I subdued from the bank of the Euphrates, the land of Hatti, the land of Amurru in its entirety, the land of Tyre, the land of Sidon, the land of Humri, the land of Edom, the land of Palastu, as far as the great sea of the setting sun. I imposed tax and tribute on them."

Select Pages

- page 38 of 71 -

Notable Finds

Much of what is described in Bible text is lost to history, requiring readers to assume the historicity of the scriptures.

However, many of the places and events described in the Old and New Testaments are periodically corroborated by archeological finds.

Some finds simply help us to better understand things from the ancient world. However, others provide important evidence as to the truth of scripture regarding things about which there had previously been skepticism.

Note: Click any image on these pages to see larger photos.