The Kurkh Monoliths Mention Israel Reference
by Owen Borville
March 19, 2021
Bible, Archaeology, History
The Kurkh Monoliths are two Assyrian stone stele that describe the reigns of two ninth century B.C. Assyrian kings, a father and his son, Ashurnasirpal II and Shalmaneser III.
Discovered in 1861, one of the monoliths contains a reference to Ahab, King of Israel.
The two monoliths date to the ninth century B.C., from 852 B.C. and 879 B.C.
by Owen Borville
March 19, 2021
Bible, Archaeology, History
The Kurkh Monoliths are two Assyrian stone stele that describe the reigns of two ninth century B.C. Assyrian kings, a father and his son, Ashurnasirpal II and Shalmaneser III.
Discovered in 1861, one of the monoliths contains a reference to Ahab, King of Israel.
The two monoliths date to the ninth century B.C., from 852 B.C. and 879 B.C.
