Episode 33 - Did Archeologists Just Find an Assyrian Fragment Requiring Judah to Pay Taxes?

Another first has surfaced in Jerusalem. A one-inch fragment from the First temple period that is believed to be a piece of royal correspondence between the Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah. This little discovery pertains to a delay in payment, possibly of a required tax.

Resources
Hezekiah in the Bible
2 Kings, chapters 18-20
2 Chronicles Chapter 29-32
Isaiah chapter 36

https://www.timesofisrael.com/biblical-tax-notice-1st-ever-assyrian-inscription-found-near-jerusalems-temple-mount/

https://biblehub.com/topical/a/assyrian_invasion_and_siege_of_jerusalem.htm

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%2018%3A13-15&version=NKJV

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/assyrian-letter-to-king-of-judah/?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=BHDA_Week_in_Review_NY&utm_campaign=E253O9D0

https://www.worldhistory.org/timeline/assyria/