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Sargon II
For centuries, Sargon II (770/760 BC-705 BC) was known only from the Bible, where Isaiah 20:1-2 mentions a king named Sargon sending his general to besiege Ashdod.
Yet, no evidence of this Assyrian ruler had ever been found until 1843.
French archaeologist Paul-Emile Botta (1802–1870) uncovered the ancient city of Dur-Sharrukin, meaning "Fortress of Sargon," near modern-day Khorsabad, Iraq.
This incredible discovery finally proved that Sargon II was a real historical king, not just a biblical name.
Sargon II’s reign marked a critical period in Assyrian history, including campaigns against Israel and its neighbors.
The Bible’s reference aligns perfectly with archaeological findings, confirming the Scriptures' accuracy once again.
The city ruins and inscriptions at Dur-Sharrukin have made Sargon II one of the best-known Assyrian kings today and a powerful witness to the historical reliability of the Bible.
Marseille, Vieille-Charité, Musée d'Archéologie Méditerranéenne.
tributaire mède, bas-relief en albâtre - Khorsabad, palais de Sargon, 730 av. J-C.
stèles, l'une avec le signe de Tanit, l'autre avec un chapiteau hathorique - Tophet de Carthage, 200 av. J-C.
déesses en terre cuite - Suse, IIème millénaire av. J-C.
scène de combat, bas-relief en albâtre - Khorsabad, palais de Sargon, 730 av. J-C.
stèle, signe de Tanit - tophet d'El Hofra, Constantine, Algérie, 220-25 av. J-C.
tarif des redevances sacrificielles, en punique - trouvé à Marseille, IVe s. av. J-C.
Repoussé door pole bands, depicting the king holding the horns of two bulls, a bird, a fig tree, and the tip of a plow
Shamash Temple, Dur-Sharrukin (Khorsabad, Iraq)
Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Sargon II (721-705 BCE)
Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago
Colossal statue of Gilgamesh, original in Khorsabad, late 8th c. BCE © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum. Photo: Olaf M. Teßmer. Learn more / Daha fazlası Gilgamesh: https://www.archaeologs.com/w/gilgamesh
From Sargon II’s throne room at Khorsabad. about 700 BC. Now at the Oriental Institute, Chicago.
Sargon II and dignitary. Low-relief from the L wall of the palace of Sargon II at Dur Sharrukin in Assyria (now Khorsabad in Iraq), c. 716–713 BC.
Jastrow
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Place of origin: Nabu temple, Khorsabad, Iraq
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: 705 B.C.
King/Ruler: Sargon II
Medium: Bronze