1 jan 712 ano antes da era comum - Siege of Lachish

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EXAMINATION OF ANACHRONISMS IN BIBLICAL AND ASSYRIAN CHRONOLOGIES by Gerard Gertoux

...the capture of Lachish can be dated 712 BCE according to the annals of Sargon —and, therefore, during the 3rd campaign of Sennacherib as co- regent— but especially because of the detailed representations of the capture of Lachish depicted in the palace of Sennacherib which clearly show that it was him that led this campaign as co-regent (shown as king but without tiara) of King Sargon II (shown with his tiara).
ASSYRIAN AND BIBLICAL CHRONOLOGIES ARE THEY RELIABLE? by Gerard Gertoux

On the relief carved (see pic) representing the siege of Lachish in Sennacherib’s palace at Niniveh, the central element is the king seated on his throne clearly identified by his tiara and sceptre and facing the crown prince, who is as tall as the king and wearing a turban with two ribbons behind his head, facing the king wearing the tiara, who also bore the two ribbons behind the head.

The identification of the two main characters: king and coregent, is easy (except for mainstream historians!). In the lower part (bottom right), Sennacherib is depicted in driving his chariot as commander-in-chief, he wears only a turban on the head, and in the upper part (above left) he is depicted facing the king and wears two ribbons behind his head as co-regent, in addition to the turban. It is noteworthy that the fall of Lachish is depicted with a great accuracy but with very few text (one above Sennacherib and another above a tent). Indeed, the scene which depicted Sennacherib's victory had to be understood by as many people as possible because at that time very few officers (except scribes) were able to read inscriptions. The main characters, king, coregent, soldiers and commandant-in- chief were easily recognizable thanks to a conventional representation.

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DATING THE SENNACHERIB'S CAMPAIGN TO JUDAH by Gerard Gertoux

On the relief carved of Lachish, the co-regent facing the king, seated on the throne, can not be Ardu-Mulissu, called Adrammelech in Isaiah 37:38, because the latter has been designated heir only from 698 BCE, 3 years after the new 3rd campaign of Sennacherib as king (not co-regent). Therefore the king sat on the throne at Lachish is king Sargon facing Sennacherib. On the relief of the siege of Lachish, Sennacherib is on the left and Sargon is on the right as on the relief in the palace of Khorsabad14. The epigraph of four lines over Sennacherib15 (in a label) confirms this identification because it is presented as co-regent (MAN) and not as king (LUGAL) and the other epigraph of three lines over the tent of Sennacherib describes him as king (afterward).

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