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 Bible Archeology Discoveries

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Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III

Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
Discovered: Nimrud, Assyria
From: (c. 841 BC)
Current Home:  British Museum

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The obelisk is a black limestone Neo-Assyrian sculpture with many scenes in bas-relief and inscriptions. It commemorates the deeds of King Shalmaneser III (reigned 858–824 BC). It is historically significant because it is thought to display the earliest ancient depiction of a biblical figure.

"I received tribute from Iaua, son of Omri: silver, gold, a golden bowl, a golden tureen, golden pails, tin, the staffs 'of the king's hand' and a spear."

Shalmaneser, beneath a paraso , accepts the "tribute of Iaua of the House of Omri" in 841 BC. This is king Jehu of Israel, who appears in the Bible (2 Kings 9-10).

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