Divergent Perspectives: Sennacherib and Hezekiah Throughout the history of mankind, prior to technological advances of the modern times, the actual recording of historical events was difficult in comparison today. The tools that were used had changed and developed over time but the agent behind them remains the same, a human whose mind is subject to biases. Impartiality and accuracy of historical events are most ideal but this is not the case especially during wars and invasions. The diverging perspectives of the Assyrian and Israelite writers on what occurred on the event of the invasion can be seen from Sennacherib Prism and the Bible; however, there are details that provide a parallel to each other stories. One glaring detail was the omission of the Assyrian writers to address Hezekiah as king but rather as “the Jew”, whether this is intentional or unintentional, introduces contrasting views of King Hezekiah’s authority of his land. Assyrian writers, interestingly, …show more content…
Also, it adds to it that the Urbi, which supposedly acts an as armor to strengthen his land, eventually deserted Hezekiah. The account of abandonment is not clearly described in the Bible story but could explain Hezekiah’s acquiescence towards the king of Assyria. This corresponds with Hezekiah’s acceptance of King Sennacherib readily imposition in 2 Kings 18:14, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me; and I shall bear whatever you impose on me.” The account of imposition and acceptance of it establishes a similarity between the two versions but the exclusion of the Israelites writers of this detail is concerning to the overall plot of their story or the accuracy of the Assyrian writers. Sennacherib Prism recounts the offensive strategies with human power and machinery; on the other hand, the Bible minimizes such account and narrates more of the seeking of higher counsel, diplomacy, and divine
Hammurabi also known as Khammurabi and Ammurapi, assumed the throne of his father, Sin-Muballit, becoming the sixth king of the Amorite First Dyansty of Babylon, and reigned from 1792 to 1750 BCE. After taking the throne from his father, Hammurabi expanded his kingdom outwards, and continued to concquer all of ancient Mesopotamia, as the Babylonian Empire held minor cities before this time, such as Kish, Sippar and Borsippa. However, Hammurabi moved forward after coming into power, and pressed into the boarders of neighbouring empire through Militia means, and careful alliances that allowed him to reign over, and control all of anicent Mesopotamia before 1750 BCE.
Assyria fell under the control of The Kingdom of Mitanni. Invasion of the Hitties replaced the Mitanni rulers with Hittie rulers. " The Assyrians saw an opportunity to assert their own autonomy and began to expand the kingdom", says
Throughout the documents, Christians, and non-Muslims in general are not given a voice in the situation, reflecting that the lack of a voice gives the impression that this ultimatum was not so much a decision, but a passive-aggressive force. A voice from non-Muslims helps historians to better understand the relationships that existed, not just hearing the story told from “the winner’s perspective”. The Islamic empire also spread because their army was very much feared throughout the land due to the fact that they took captives “without number”. In a secondary source, wherein the author’s tone resembles repugnance, it is document this fear of the Muslims was so intense because of the fact that they were so ruthless, powerful,
I assume because Muslims regained Jerusalem back. In this story, he tells of the time when King Richard had 20,000 Muslims executed and Muslim leader Saladin had many Christian prisoners beheaded. Each man did and eye for and eye deal. Even in our time Saladin is a hero in the eyes of the Islamic world. He is remembered not just for capturing Jerusalem for the Islam, but for his humanity, his tenderness, and how he keeps under control.
Annotation Cyrus The Great The Hebrew Bible and “The dead sea scrolls”. Written in 408 BCE to 318 CE and discovered in 1946 - 1956 in the Qumran Caves near the Dead Sea.
(Sayre) Despite the fact that Sargon of Akkad’s narrative is not widely read, its influence and, therefore, that of Mesopotamian literature, is
The people of the Yoke of Ashur were conquered peoples, locally ruled, and had to pay tribute to the king. The people of the Land of Ashur were Assyrians, ruled by the king's governors, and gave food to the god Ashur. The primary sources Sargon II of Assyria-Record of His Deeds, When Sennacherib's Forces Met Hezekiah, and Banquet of Ashurnasirpal II reveal the strategies that the Neo-Assyrians used to form their strong empire. The primary source Sargon II of Assyria-Record of His Deeds entails stories of Sargon's victories and Sargon's propaganda.
This lesson is designed to extend world history curricula on Mesopotamia and to give students a more in-depth view of life in Babylonia during the time of
The Ancient Israelites and the Mesopotamians are both early societies in the Middle East. These societies have similar social similarities, such as having the society being patriarchal. They also had the same political laws such as men were recognized as the head of the household. Another similarity is with inheritance. Usually men would inherit property, money, or other values.
In the Israeli text it reads, “Now the Earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and full of violence…” Another similarity would be that in both versions of the myth, the two humans were instructed by their gods to build a version of the ark, and then place animals on it. This is seen in the Sumerian text where it reads, “…but the god of wisdom, Ea, warned the good mortal Utnapishtim to build a boat to save himself.” Later in the passage, Utnapishtim puts on board “…the beasts of the field both wild and tame.”
Thesis Statement: Mesopotamians and Hebrews are depicted as very different when it comes to religious beliefs, but actually seem to have many similarities in many ways and has led to many of their laws and social stratification correlating. Topic Sentence 1: Since the ancient Hebrews were Monotheistic and the Mesopotamians were Polytheistic, they are naturally assumed to be completely unlike each other; that is simply not the case with these specific civilizations. Topic Sentence 2: The Gods or God in both the Polytheistic and Monotheistic religions have similar traits, but the beliefs of the civilians in both cultures can be viewed as different.
Once the temple was made Solomon redesigned a “rude” kingdom to a sophisticated kingdom. The Kingdom was known as one of the most untied kingdoms of its time. After the death of Solomon, the Kingdom divided into two halves, the
The poetry seemed to be a traditional way of telling stories in this civilization. The
The Egyptian Middle Kingdom and Babylonia had many similarities related in geography. Despite this they also had numerous distinct differences. Fundamental similarities manifested as care for the people by the rulers which had recently developed in both societies. As the rulers were no longer concerned with only themselves, but the citizens as well. Both societies had military protection although Babylon organized and conquered the Fertile Crescent and later Egypt.