Subjugation Siege of Lachish

judean captives being led away slavery assyrians after siege of lachish in 701 b.c. relief important knowledge of judean dress.



the fall of lachish, king sennacherib reviews judaean prisoners.



judaean people being deported exile after capture of lachish

the city captured assyrians, inhabitants led captivity , leaders of lachish tortured death. town abandoned, resettled after return babylonia.

assyrian reliefs portraying siege of lachish show battering rams attacking vulnerable parts of city.

the british museum has superb set of relief carvings depicted siege in detail. shows assyrian soldiers firing arrows, , slingstones, , approaching walls of lachish using mudbrick ramps. attackers shelter behind wicker shields, , deploy battering rams. walls , towers of lachish shown crowded defenders shooting arrows, throwing rocks , torches on heads of attackers.

the reliefs continues showing looting of city, , defenders shown being thrown on ramparts, impaled, having throats cut , asking mercy. bird s eye plan of city shown house interiors shown in section.