Did Sennacherib’s Inscription of Hezekiah Trapped “like a caged bird,” Originate From Royal Lion Hunts? Photo: Wikimedia.

Newest Article: The Language of Power in the Simile, “Like a Caged Bird”: The Assyrian Royal Lion Hunt and Sennacherib’s Military Campaign against Hezekiah of Judah

Written by Woo Min Lee

Sennacherib’s claim that he shut Hezekiah up in Jerusalem “like a caged bird” reflects a broader Assyrian ideological language of domination rather than face-saving rhetoric for a failed siege. Read against Assyrian lion-hunt imagery and military inscriptions, the simile signifies control,… Read More

 

 

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