Taylor prism
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- This article is about the clay prism found in Nineveh; for the optical prism of the same name, see Glan-Taylor prism.
The Taylor prism, or Sennacherib's Prism, is a hexagonal baked-clay prism discovered among the ruins of Nineveh, ancient capital of the Assyrian Empire. It stands 38.0 cm high by 14.0 cm wide, and was created during the reign of Sennacherib (689 BC).
The six faces of the prism are inscribed with the annals of Sennacherib himself, the Assyrian king who had besieged Jerusalem in 701 BC during the reign of king Hezekiah. It is one of three accounts discovered so far which have been left by the Assyrian monarch of his campaign against Israel and Judah.
The Taylor prism is currently held by the British Museum, London, UK
