Ancient Tablet Found


Here's a fascinating news story by the British Museum revealing the discovery of an ancient tablet that mentions a biblical figure in the book of Jeremiah "Nebo Sarsekim" who was a chief officer of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar.
 

The tablet is dated to the 10th year of Nebuchadnezzar II (595 BC) 
Confirming the existence of this Babylonian official.
 

Jeremiah 39:3

Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and took seats in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other officials of the king of Babylon.

read the bible passage here
 


small clay tablet with a Babylonian cuneiform inscription

Austrian Assyriologist Dr Michael Jursa who is Associate Professor at the University of Vienna who made the discovery says 

"To find a cuneiform reference to someone connected with these remarkable times is rare but evidence from non-Biblical sources for the existence of any individual named in the Bible - other than kings - is incredibly rare"

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