The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib.  
  With Drawings of the Lachish Reliefs by Judith Dekel, Photographs of the Lachish Reliefs by Avraham Hay, and Reconstructions of the Assyrian Siege by Gert le Grange.  

 
Author Ussishkin, David / Dekel, Judith [Drawings] / Hay, Avraham [Photographs] / le Grange, Gert [Reconstructions]
Place of Publication Tel Aviv
Publication Name Tel Aviv University, The Institute of Archaeology
Year 1982
Language(s) English
Description
RARE comprehensive and magnificently illustrated monograph on Sennacherib`s conquest of the town of Lachish in 701BC documented in several sources including the Hebrew Bible, Assyrian documents and in the Lachish relief - a well-preserved series of reliefs which once decorated the Assyrian king Sennacherib`s palace at Nineveh and reproduced in this book. 340x225mm. 135 pages. Illustrated Hardcover. Cover and spine rubbed and slightly dirty. Cover corners/edges and spine edges and hinges bumped. Front whitepage and two pre-title pages age-stained. Pages bottom corner and upper corner near binding bumped/creased. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare, stunningly illustrated book, portraying one of the most important military events described in the Old Testament, is in good condition.
Price
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Catalog Index Number MS 25 85


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