Abstract
This paper reexamines ND 2443+, a Neo-Assyrian administrative record excavated at Calah in 1952, and first published by Barbara Parker in 1961 (Iraq 23, pp. 27-28). A new translation of this important text is presented, followed by a few notes and a discussion on the relation between the Israelite exile Hilqī-Iau, and the city Sagbat/Bīt-Sagbat in Media. The text should be dated to the last years of Tiglath-pileser III since it mentions Bel-Harran-belu-usur, the nagir ekalli, first appointed ca. 775 B.C., and the Israelites Hilqī-Iau and Gir-Iau, probably exiled from Israel after the 733-732 B.C. campaign. In light of the new interpretation of ND 2443+ the issue of "the cities of Media" (1 Kgs 17:6; 18:14) is reconsidered, and it is suggested that ND 2443+ indicates the deportation of Israelites to Media in the last years of Tiglath-pileser III.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 71-79 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Vetus Testamentum |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
Keywords
- Assyria
- Exiles
- Hilqi-Iau
- The cities of media
- Tiglath-pileser III
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- History
- Religious studies
- Linguistics and Language
- Literature and Literary Theory