Monday, June 24, 2024

The Nuzi archive

BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: The Nuzi Tablets. Bronze Age records from the time of the Patriarchs (Philippe Bohström).

An informative, balanced account of the discovery of the Nuzi tablets, their importance for ancient Near Eastern (Hurrian) history, and their possible (but highly debated) relevance for biblical studies.

A few PaleoJudaica posts involving the Nuzi tablets are here, here, and here.

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