Jehoiachin's Rations Tablets
| Jehoiachin's Rations Tablet[1] | |
|---|---|
| Material | Clay |
| Size | 9.2 cm high, 10.5 wide |
| Writing | Akkadian language in cuneiform script |
| Created | Neo-Babylonian period (ca. 595–570 B.C.E.) |
| Discovered | within 1899 to 1917, near the Ishtar Gate |
| Present location | Museum of the Ancient Near East, Pergamon Museum, Berlin, room 6 |
| Identification | VAT 16378 |
Jehoiachin's rations tablets date from the 6th century BC and describe the rations set aside for a royal captive identified with Jehoiachin, king of Judah.[2][3]
Excavation
The tablets were excavated from Babylon during 1899–1917 by Robert Koldewey and were stored in a barrel-vaulted underground building consisting of rows of rooms near the Ishtar Gate.
Translation
The tablets text states:
Babylon 28122: "...t[o] Ia-'-u-kin, king..."
Babylon 28178: "10 (sila of oil) to ...Ia-'-kin, king of Ia[...] 2 1/2 sila to [...so]ns of the king of Ia-a-hu-du"
Babylon 28186: "10 (sila) to Ia-ku-u-ki-nu, the son of the king of Ia-ku-du, 2 1/2 sila for the 5 sons of the king of Ia-ku-du"
See also
References
- ^ Data from Lost treasures of the Bible: Understanding the Bible through archaeological artifacts in world museums. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. 2008. p. 217. ISBN 9780802828811.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ D. Winton Thomas (1958). Documents from Old Testament Times (1961 ed.). Edinburgh and London: Thomas Nelson. p. 84.
- ^ Cf. 2Kings 24:12, 24:15–24:16, 25:27–25:30; 2Chronicles 36:9–36:10; Jeremiah 22:24–22:6, 29:2, 52:31–52:34; Ezekiel 17:12.
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