GOD OF ANCIENT ASSYRIANS.
Strange as it may seem, the Assyrians whose cruel deeds are described in the □Sible, worshipped a god of writing and literature, Nabu by name. When King Sargon the Second built the city of Khorsabad about 2600 years ago he erected a temple of Nabu, and in it'deposited the records of his nation’s long history. Dr. H. Frankfort, of Chicago.‘has been excavating the temple, and has discovered a tablet on which is recorded a list of the kings of Assyria for about 2000 years, together with historical notes from 2000 B.C. This complete list fills up the gaps in the knowledge previously obtained from Nineveh and Assfir, and proves how thoroughly the priestly scholars of King Sargon did their work.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 250, 18 July 1933, Page 7
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124GOD OF ANCIENT ASSYRIANS. Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 250, 18 July 1933, Page 7
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