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Who: Merneptah Pharaoh of Egypt
What: Inscription on tombstone & shaped stone
Where: Egypt
When: 1210 BC
Significance: One of the earliest references to Israelites. It was said he destroyed them. |
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Who: Hittite King
What: Conquered all of Mesopotamia
Where: It is located where today central Turkey is (Hittile empire)
When: 1595 BC
Significance: Assassinated by a brother in law and left Mesopotamia in chaos. Ended rule of Hammurabi family in Babylon |
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Who: Made by Ptolemy 5 - a stela
What: 3 Identical inscriptions in Greek, Hieroglyphic and Hieratic (Egyptian cursive)
Where: Found in Egypt by Napoleon men in 1799
When: Made in 196 BC
Significance: French scholar Champolleon used it in 1821 to decipher hieroglyphics |
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Who: Darius the Great, King of Persia
What: 3 inscriptions, it was used like Rosetta Stone; Cuneiform = the key to old Perian. It was dedicated to Ahura Mazda
Where: Located on the cliff of a mountain in Western Iran
When: About 500 BC
Significance: It was the key to understanding several ancient languages written in cuneiform |
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Who: King of Assyria
What: He was a cruel conqueror
Where: Assyria
When: 700 BC
Significance: He attacked Hezekiah and Jews. God sent the plague that killed 185,000 of his soldiers; did not take Jerusalem |
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Who: Co- King of Babylon with father Naboniobs
What: Fall of Babylon to Persians. The king was mentioned in Daniel chapter 5
Where: Babylon
When: 539 BC
Significance: Defeated and killed by troops of Cyrus the Great. It was the end of Babylonian empire |
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Who: King of Persia
What: Greatly expanded Persian empire
Where: Persia/ Iran
When: 522 - 485 BC
Significance: Adopted Zoroastrian religion. Began war with midland Greeks and lost Battle of Marathon. Wrote Behistun Inscription |
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Who: English Archaeologist
What: Found tomb of King Tut
Where: Valley of Kings in Egypt
When: 1922, King Tut lived in 13th century BC
Significance: It was a gold-filled tomb. Unlooted |
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