New historical evidence of Assyria–Judah relations from ancient inscriptions

The small but valuable inscription fragment helps to recreate the political picture in the Near East during the period of the powerful Assyrian empire.

While conducting excavations in Jerusalem, experts from the Israel National Institute for Historical Research unexpectedly found a strange object. Photo: @Israel National Institute for Historical Research.

It is a small piece of pottery, estimated to be about 2,700 years old. Photo: @Israel Institute for National Historical Research.

What is remarkable is that this piece of pottery has strange Akkadian cuneiform inscriptions. Photo: @Israel Institute for National Historical Research.

The decoding team, consisting of Dr. Philip Vukosavović and Dr. Anat Cohen-Weinberger of the Israel Antiquities Authority, along with Dr. Peter Zilberg of Bar-Ilan University, joined hands to decipher the Akkadian inscriptions. Photo: @Israel National Institute for Historical Research.

The results showed that these Akkadian inscriptions were official communications between the Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah. ​​​​Photo: @Israel Institute for National Historical Research.

It provides rare evidence of official correspondence between the Assyrian court and the Kingdom of Judah, opening up a new perspective on the political and diplomatic life of the city of Jerusalem 2,700 years ago. Photo: @Israel Institute for National Historical Research.

“The significance of this small artifact is immense,” the research team concluded. Photo: @Israel National Institute for Historical Research.

This is also the first piece of pottery of its kind found in Jerusalem. Photo: @Israel Institute for National Historical Research.

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