Sennacherib Prism
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The Sennacherib Prism is an ancient Assyrian clay prism inscribed with King Sennacherib’s royal annals, most famously detailing his military campaigns including the siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oriental Institute Prism | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian royal annals
ⓘ
clay prism ⓘ cuneiform document ⓘ royal inscription ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfCreation |
early 7th century BCE
ⓘ
late 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hezekiah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | reign of Sennacherib ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Assyrian ⓘ |
| dateOfEventDescribed | 701 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts |
military campaigns of Sennacherib
ⓘ
siege of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| describesConflictWith | Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesEvent | siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib ⓘ |
| describesTitleOfSennacherib |
king of Assyria
ⓘ
king of the world ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
Assyrian account of the siege of Jerusalem
ⓘ
political relations between Assyria and Judah ⓘ |
| function |
commemoration of military victories
ⓘ
record of royal achievements ⓘ |
| genre | royal propaganda ⓘ |
| hasFormat | multi-sided prism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscribedBy | Assyrian scribes ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| material | clay ⓘ |
| medium | inscribed clay ⓘ |
| mentions |
Hezekiah of Judah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fortified cities of Judah ⓘ tribute from conquered cities ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Jerusalem Prism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oriental Institute Prism of Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor Prism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Assyrian imperial expansion
ⓘ
sieges and conquests ⓘ subjugation of vassal kings ⓘ tribute and booty ⓘ |
| usedAs |
extra-biblical source for the siege of Jerusalem
ⓘ
primary source for Neo-Assyrian history ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Akkadian cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oriental Institute Prism