Says the book The Bible in the British Museum: “In his address in 1870 to the newly formed Society of Biblical Archaeology Dr Samuel Birch was able to identify [in cuneiform texts the names of] the Hebrew kings Omri, Ahab, Jehu, Azariah..., Menahem, Pekah, Hoshea, Hezekiah and Manasseh, the Assyrian kings Tiglath - Pileser...
Raamat „The Bible in the British Museum ” ütleb:„ Dr Samuel Birch esitas 1870. aastal vastloodud Piibliarheoloogia Seltsile ettekande, milles ta tõestas, et [kiilkirjatekstides esinevad] Heebrea kuningate nimed Omri, Ahab, Jehu, Asarja,... Menahem, Pekah, Hoosea, Hiskija ja Manasse, Assüüria kuningad Tiglatpilesar...