 Description: 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) Era: Middle Semitic Script Image Credit: Unknown Date of Inscription: 700 - 600 BCE Location of Discovery: 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) |