The histoticity of Nebuchadnezzar: interpretative and paleographic analysis of a neo-babylonian inscription

Authors

  • Rodrigo Pereira Silva

Keywords:

Archaeology, cuneiform text, Babylon, Assyriology, Paleography

Abstract

This article intends to translate and comment a cuneiform text found in a Babylonian brick from the Nebuchadnezzar’ times, and to interpret it in light of the search for the confirmation of biblical historicity.

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2005-03-10

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SILVA, R. P. The histoticity of Nebuchadnezzar: interpretative and paleographic analysis of a neo-babylonian inscription. Kerygma, Engenheiro Coelho, SP, v. 1, n. 1, p. 39–44, 2005. Disponível em: https://revistas.unasp.edu.br/kerygma/article/view/351. Acesso em: 27 jan. 2026.

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2005)

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