| AHRC ID#: |
23 |
| Date of Writing: |
700 - 600 BCE |
| Location Discovered: |
Antiquities Dealer in East Jerusalem |
| Date of Discovery: |
1975 |
| Current Location: |
Israel Museum, Jerusalem |
| Language: |
Hebrew |
| Writing Surface: |
Clay |
| Transliteration: |
Line 1: l'berekhyahu; Line 2:ben Neriyahu Line; 3:hasepher |
| Translation: |
Line 1: (Belonging) to Berekhyahu; Line 2:the son of Neriyahu Line; 3:the scribe |
| Comments: |
Clay bullaes such as this one are made by placing a lump of wet clay on a document then using a signet ring to impress the seal of the owner on the clay. It is possible that this seal belonged to Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe (see Jeremiah 36:4)
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