The "Baruch son of Neriah" bullae
Unprovenanced: bought, not excavated. No stratified example of this seal is known, and its authenticity is questioned by epigraphers.
UmstrittenObjektclaimed late 7th century BC
Two clay seal impressions reading "Belonging to Berekhyahu son of Neriyahu, the scribe" — the full form of the name of Jeremiah's secretary Baruch. They surfaced on the antiquities market in 1975 with no excavation context, and no example has been found in a dig. Specialists in Hebrew epigraphy have questioned their authenticity, including a fingerprint once publicised as Baruch's own.
Belonging to Berekhyahu son of Neriyahu, the scribe.
- Gefunden
- Unknown — surfaced on the antiquities market, 1975 — No excavation context
- Heute in
- Israel Museum and private collections
- Sprache
- Hebrew
- Wie es zu uns kam
- Ausgegraben oder noch dort stehend, wo es errichtet wurde.
Was er zeigt
Unprovenanced. Without an excavation context there is no way to test the object against its findspot, which is why academic epigraphy treats market-bought bullae with caution.
Wie Historiker es nutzen
Frequently reproduced in popular books; treated with caution or set aside in academic epigraphy, precisely because it lacks provenance.
In der Schrift
Verbunden mit
Quellen
- Rollston, "Non-Provenanced Epigraphs", Maarav 11 (2004)
- Bulla of Baruch ben Neriah — overview and the authenticity debate
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