Esarhaddon’s Prism Nineveh A

This inscription of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria (r. 681–669 BCE), includes a description of the expansion of Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, which was accomplished with the help of captives of war and the mobilization of vassal kings (kings who were loyal to Assyria), including Manasseh of Judah. Compare to the relief of Esarhaddon’s predecessor, “ Judahite Captives among the Builders of Sennacherib’s Palace .”