Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Message decoded: 3,000-year-old text sheds light on biblical history By Sasha Bogursky

Thank You Brittius: https://brittius.com/ Archaeologist Eilat Mazar shows off her 3,000-year-old Biblical find. (Key to David’s City/Youtube) All experts agree that the language on the Ophel Inscription is an early-Semitic language. The question remains, which one is it? (Key to David’s City/Youtube) A few characters on the side of a 3,000-year-old earthenware jug dating back to the time of King David has stumped archaeologists until now — and a fresh translation may have profound ramifications for our understanding of the Bible. Experts had suspected the fragmentary inscription was written in the language of the Canaanites, a biblical people who lived in the present-day Israel.



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