Did You Know? - Was Mordecai a Historical FIgure?

 Researchers discovered a Persian cuneiform text that mentions a man named Morduka (English Mordecai).  He worked as an administrator, possibly and accountant, in Shushan. Arthur Ungnad, an expert in Oriental  history, reported that this cuneiform was "the only extra-Biblical reference to Mordecai" at the time. 

Since Ungnad's report, scholars have translated  thousands of other Persian cuneiforms. Among these are the Persepolis tablets, which were found in the ruins of the Treasury, near the city walls. These tablets date back to the reign of Xerxes I. They are the Elamite language and contain several names found in the book of Esther.

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