Archaeologists discovered a warning letter from Assyria to the king of Judah

Archaeologists discovered a warning letter from Assyria to the king of Judah

This cuneiform fragment, which is around 2,700 years old, comes from a warning letter from Assyria to the Kingdom of Judah. © Eliyahu Yannai/City of David Foundation

Extraordinary find: During excavations at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, archaeologists have discovered the first evidence of direct communication between the Judean and Assyrian royal courts. It is a 2,700-year-old cuneiform fragment from the Assyrian royal court, in which a tax payment is due. The addressee was the Kingdom of Judah,

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