Archaeology · 6 · Jehu and Elisha

Sargon's prism

In an inscription from Nimrud, Sargon claims he conquered Samaria for his god and rebuilt it 'better than before,' settling conquered peoples there.

Conquerors rebrand their conquests.

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He says he counted the deportees 'as Assyrians,' meaning he taxed them heavily, and assigned a governor over them.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 96–97

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