The Assyrian siege of Lachish in 701 BC detailed on gypsum stone in Sennacherib's palace compared with the actual site of the siege in Lachish Judah.
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Next to Jerusalem Lachish is the key city of Judah. It was captured by Sennacherib and by Nebuchadnezzar on their approach to attack Jerusalem.
This is an image of the tel of Lachish.
The structure on the right side of the tel is the siege ramp built by Sennacherib and the Assyrians in 701 BC. |
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More Generation Word photos of the 701 BC Assyrian siege of Lachish
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The Assyrian Siege ramp built to take the city. This ramp can be seen in Assyrian reliefs in the palace in Nineveh. Sennacherib devoted an entire room to this battle and guarded it with a series of three pairs of colossal human-headed winged bulls.
Watch Slide Show of the Assyrian carvings that tell this story
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A close up of the Sennacherib's siege ramp.
I think he was trying to get as much credit and security from this victory since he was annihilated later when he was approaching Jerusalem. |
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| A wall and gate |
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| Close up of the wall |
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| A view of the tel of Lachish |
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Assyrian slingers attack Lachish and the slingstones found at the city gate of Lachish displayed in the British Museum
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Lachish guard tower, wall, city gate and road labeled with Assyrian siege ramp in background
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Assyrian plunder and deportation of Lachish in 701 BC labeled
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Assyrian siege engine rolls up the siegeg ramp towards the Jewish defense tower on the walls of Lachish.
Jewish captives leave the city with their bags over their shoulders in preparation for Assyrian deportation. |
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