The translation of a Babylonian clay tablet in the collection of the British Museum is hailed as a breakthrough for biblical archaeology and proof of the accuracy of the Old Testament. The deciphering of a cuneiform inscription on a clay tablet dating from 595 BC, revealed a reference to Nebo-Sarsekim, an official at the court of Nebuchadnezzar, which confirms the historical existence of the same figure in the Book of Jeremiah.