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41 posted on
05/14/2017 8:43:42 AM PDT by
HLPhat
(It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
To: HLPhat
This ceramic brick is inscribed in cuneiform with the name of Nebuchadnezzar II, who is mentioned some 90 times in the Bible (e.g. Ezra 1:7). Ancient kings often used inscribed bricks in their building projects. This one was originally made in c. 604-562 BC and was found in the ruins of ancient Babylon during excavations in 1927. It reads, "Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Guardian of the temples of Esagila and Ezida, Firstborn son of Nabopolasser, king of Babylon." At one time (2011) it was located in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on loan from Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin.http://bibleandarchaeology.blogspot.com/2011/01/king-nebuchadnezzer-brick.html
42 posted on
05/14/2017 9:25:53 AM PDT by
HLPhat
(It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
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