Oriental Antiquities

Arslan Tash Ivories and Hazael in the Louvre Museum

Statuette of the Assyrian Demon Pazuzu

Se Faire de l'Argent

Prism of the Expeditions of King Ashurbanipal in the Louvre Museum

Reliefs of the Deportation of the Elamites in the Louvre Museum

Hideaway Vase

Standing Statue of Manishtushu Trampling the Defeated

Statue of the Goddess Narundi in the Louvre Museum

Svastika and cross in the Louvre Museum

Table Decorated with Serpents and Deities Spouting Water

Sit Shamshi, an example of Canaanite high place in the Louvre Museum

Worshipper of Larsa at the Louvre Museum

Electrum Goblet

Cylinder Seals and Stamps from Susa.

Palace of Darius I in the Louvre Museum

Frieze of Archers in the Louvre Museum

Contract in Babylonian and biblical chronology

Darius Hystaspes and decree for the Jews

Xerxes I or Assuerus in the Book of Esther

Mosaic of a Woman Playing the Harp

Art of dance in the Louvre and in the Bible

Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II, King of Sidon

Astarte

Bible, Boats and Byblos

Urn Containing Calcified Remains and Child sacrifice

Tayma Stele

Triad of Beelshamên and Canaanite pantheon

Funerary Relief and Mourning in the Bible

Colossal Vase and sea from Solomon's Temple.

Mesha Stele or Moabite Stone, Bible and Name of God

Seal Inscribed in Hebrew and divine Name

Model Shrine

Letter from Biridiya and Megiddo

Statue in Human Form

Stele of the Priest Si Gabbor and Death in the Bible

Stele of the Storm God Baal in the Louvre museum

Trivet Decorated with Pomegranates

Golden Calf' in the Louvre and worship of images in the Bible

Fertility Idol and Babylon

Murex

Babylon and The Tower of Babel

Cylinder Seal of the Priest-King at the Louvre Museum

Bas relief of Dudu at the Louvre Museum

Ebih II at the Louvre Museum

Stele of Vultures at the Louvre Museum

Stele of a King of Akkad at the Louvre Museum

Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, king of Akkad

Art of Seals at the Louvre Museum

Architect with a Plan and Gudea prince of Lagash

Libation Vase of the God Ningishzida

Gilgamesh and the biblical flood at the Louvre Museum

Cylinder of Gudea at the Louvre Museum

Teraphim at the Louvre Museum

Statue with Gushing Vase at the Louvre Museum

Statue of Ur Ningirsu

Lament for the Destruction of Ur at the Louvre Museum

Weight with Crescent Moon at the Louvre Museum

Libation to the God Shamash at the Louvre Museum

Code of Hammurabi at the Louvre Museum

List of the Kings of Larsa

Goddess Ishtar at the Louvre

Demon Humbaba at the Louvre Museum

Divinatory Livers at the Louvre Museum

Zodiac Calendar at the Louvre Museum

Palace of Mari , Model of the Ruins of the Louvre Museum

Painting of the Organiser of the Sacrifice from Mari

Lion passant at the Louvre Museum

Kudurru of King Melishipak II at the Louvre Museum

Esagila Tablet

The Righteous Sufferer , tablet of the Louvre museum

Tablet of the God Enki Tablet of the Louvre Museum

Head of a Horned Dragon and Marduk

Victory Stele and Assyrian cruelty in the Louvre Museum

Sargon II in the Louvre Museum

Hebrew Siloam Inscription in the Louvre Museum

Transport timber Cedar of Lebanon, reliefs ot the Louvre Museum

Human-Headed Winged Bulls in the Louvre Museum

Stele of the Scribe Tarhunpiyas

Figurine of a Hittite God in the Louvre Museum

Arslan Tash Ivories and Hazael in the Louvre Museum

Statuette of the Assyrian Demon Pazuzu

Se Faire de l'Argent

Prism of the Expeditions of King Ashurbanipal in the Louvre Museum

Reliefs of the Deportation of the Elamites in the Louvre Museum

Hideaway Vase

Standing Statue of Manishtushu Trampling the Defeated

Statue of the Goddess Narundi in the Louvre Museum

Svastika and cross in the Louvre Museum

Table Decorated with Serpents and Deities Spouting Water

Sit Shamshi, an example of Canaanite high place in the Louvre Museum

Worshipper of Larsa at the Louvre Museum

Electrum Goblet

Cylinder Seals and Stamps from Susa.

Palace of Darius I in the Louvre Museum

Frieze of Archers in the Louvre Museum

Contract in Babylonian and biblical chronology

Darius Hystaspes and decree for the Jews

Xerxes I or Assuerus in the Book of Esther

Mosaic of a Woman Playing the Harp

Art of dance in the Louvre and in the Bible

Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II, King of Sidon

Astarte

Bible, Boats and Byblos

Urn Containing Calcified Remains and Child sacrifice

Tayma Stele

Triad of Beelshamên and Canaanite pantheon

Funerary Relief and Mourning in the Bible

Colossal Vase and sea from Solomon's Temple.

Mesha Stele or Moabite Stone, Bible and Name of God

Seal Inscribed in Hebrew and divine Name

Model Shrine

Letter from Biridiya and Megiddo

Statue in Human Form

Stele of the Priest Si Gabbor and Death in the Bible

Stele of the Storm God Baal in the Louvre museum

Trivet Decorated with Pomegranates

Golden Calf' in the Louvre and worship of images in the Bible

Fertility Idol and Babylon

Murex

Babylon and The Tower of Babel

Cylinder Seal of the Priest-King at the Louvre Museum

Bas relief of Dudu at the Louvre Museum

Ebih II at the Louvre Museum

Stele of Vultures at the Louvre Museum

Stele of a King of Akkad at the Louvre Museum

Victory Stele of Naram-Sin, king of Akkad

Art of Seals at the Louvre Museum

Architect with a Plan and Gudea prince of Lagash

Libation Vase of the God Ningishzida

Gilgamesh and the biblical flood at the Louvre Museum

Cylinder of Gudea at the Louvre Museum

Teraphim at the Louvre Museum

Statue with Gushing Vase at the Louvre Museum

Statue of Ur Ningirsu

Lament for the Destruction of Ur at the Louvre Museum

Weight with Crescent Moon at the Louvre Museum

Libation to the God Shamash at the Louvre Museum

Code of Hammurabi at the Louvre Museum

List of the Kings of Larsa

Goddess Ishtar at the Louvre

Demon Humbaba at the Louvre Museum

Divinatory Livers at the Louvre Museum

Zodiac Calendar at the Louvre Museum

Palace of Mari , Model of the Ruins of the Louvre Museum

Painting of the Organiser of the Sacrifice from Mari

Lion passant at the Louvre Museum

Kudurru of King Melishipak II at the Louvre Museum

Esagila Tablet

The Righteous Sufferer , tablet of the Louvre museum

Tablet of the God Enki Tablet of the Louvre Museum

Head of a Horned Dragon and Marduk

Victory Stele and Assyrian cruelty in the Louvre Museum

Sargon II in the Louvre Museum

Hebrew Siloam Inscription in the Louvre Museum

Transport timber Cedar of Lebanon, reliefs ot the Louvre Museum

Human-Headed Winged Bulls in the Louvre Museum

Stele of the Scribe Tarhunpiyas

Figurine of a Hittite God in the Louvre Museum

Arslan Tash Ivories and Hazael in the Louvre Museum

Palace of Darius I in the Louvre Museum

Capital of a Column AOD 1

Sully room 12a This capital comes from one of the audience hall (Apadana) columns of the Palace of Darius I. The column it crowned was more
than 20 metres high. Note here the fluted shaft, the floral decorations, the upper edge or ‘fanlight’ and the busts of bulls upon which rested the cedarwood ceiling. This is where the events reported in
the Book of Esther took place. Some have raised doubts over the authenticity of the account while at the same time remarking that ‘the setting of the scene is accurate and striking in terms of local colour’.

Palace of Darius I and events reported
in the Book of Esther

It is said that “there is no event described in the Old Testament whose structural surroundings can be so vividly and accurately restored from actual excavations as ‘Shushan the Palace’”. Discoveries made by French archaeologists have confirmed the accuracy of the writer’s details concerning the administration of the Persian kingdom and the construction of the palace. The Bible confirms the greatness of the empire; it calls Xerxes I, the successor of Darius, ‘the A·has·u·e´rus who was ruling as king from In´di·a to E·thi·o´pi·a, [over] a hundred and twenty-seven jurisdictional districts.’ - Esther 1:1.

“ There is no event described
in the Old Testament whose structural surroundings can be so vividly and accurately restored from actual excavations as Shushan the Palace ”

Susa, or Shushan, the capital of ancient Elam and administrative centre of the Persian Empire, was located between Babylon and Persepolis. It was the stage of one of the Prophet Daniel’s visions, and “the ram possessing the two horns [which stands for] the kings of Me´di·a and Persia”. - Daniel 8:2-3, 20.

Shushan the castle, Nehemiah

‘ Shushan the castle, ’ was also the place where Nehemiah served his cup-bearer duties under the reign of Artaxerxes Longimanus. In 455 BCE, this king authorised the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. Bible scholars have put forward the hypothesis that ‘from the going forth of the word to restore Jerusalem’ started the countdown of 70 prophetic weeks which resulted in the appearance of the Messiah. - Nehemiah 2:3-8; Daniel 9:25.