Re: Historicity of Bible confirmed again

On Aug 2, 11:00 pm, mc...@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
New archaeological find affirms Old Testament historicity

A clay tablet with details of one of Nebuchadnezzar's court officials
supports the historicity of the book of Jeremiah

Written by Don Batten

http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/5255/

Photo Marie-Lan Nguyen

A clay tablet, similar to this one in the cuneiform script, is a
receipt for payment made by Nebo-Sarsekim, an official of
Nebuchadnezzar mentioned in Jeremiah 39:3
A clay tablet recently deciphered in the British Museum contains a
receipt issued by a high official of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon.1
The receipt is for gold donated to a temple in Babylon. The full
translation reads:

'(Regarding) 1.5 minas (0.75 kg) of gold, the property of Nabu-
sharrussu-ukin, the chief eunuch, which he sent via Arad-Banitu the
eunuch to [the temple] Esangila: Arad-Banitu has delivered [it] to
Esangila. In the presence of Bel-usat, son of Alpaya, the royal
bodyguard, [and of] Nadin, son of Marduk-zer-ibni. Month XI, day 18,
year 10 [of] Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.'
Michael Jursa, a visiting professor from Vienna, made the discovery.
The name on the tablet, Nabu-sharrussu-ukin, seemed familiar and he
recalled that Jeremiah 39:3 mentions 'Nebo-Sarsekim a chief officer'
of Nebuchadnezzar who came into Jerusalem when Jerusalem was besieged
and conquered. The tablet is dated to the 10th year of Nebuchadnezzar
II of Babylon (595 BC) or 12 years before the siege of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah dates the visit of this man to Jerusalem as in the 11th year
of Zedekiah, 16 months after Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem
(Jeremiah 39:1-3).

This is great news, John! Did you know that I studied Greek in college
from a young lady from Athens? Yes, Athens itself! In Greece! This
confirms, once again - using your own very strict standards of science
- that Homer's Illiad recounts true, historical, events. And we all
know that Troy was found in the nineteenth century. The evidence just
keeps poring in.

Kermit

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