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Image: Cuneiform Inscription mentioning in details the tribute sent by Hezekiah, king of Judah, to Sennacherib. The British Museum

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Description: This is the beginning of the inscription which was carved on the pair of human-headed wing bulls which flanked the main entrance to the Throne Room of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (r. 704-681 BCE). It includes the most detailed surviving account of the tribute sent by Hezekiah, king of Judah, after the Assyrian military campaign to Palestine in 701 BCE. About 693/2 BCE. From Nineveh, South-West Palace, Courtyard H, door "a". The British Museum in London.
Title: Cuneiform Inscription mentioning in details the tribute sent by Hezekiah, king of Judah, to Sennacherib. The British Museum
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Author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
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