The seal impression of Hezekiah
A named king of Judah, sealing documents in Jerusalem — recovered from stratified excavation rather than bought on the market.
Citado fora da BíbliaObjetoc. 727–698 BC
A clay bulla — the lump of clay that sealed a rolled document — stamped with a royal seal reading "Belonging to Hezekiah, (son of) Ahaz, king of Judah". Unlike most inscribed bullae of biblical figures, this one came out of a controlled excavation rather than the antiquities market.
Belonging to Hezekiah, (son of) Ahaz, king of Judah.
- Encontrado
- The Ophel, at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount, Jerusalem, 2009 — Eilat Mazar's excavation (identified 2015)
- Conservado em
- Israel Antiquities Authority
- Língua
- Hebrew
Até onde vai
Provenanced and stratified, which is what distinguishes it from the many unprovenanced bullae attributed to biblical figures.
Como os historiadores o usam
Accepted as a genuine royal Judahite bulla; discussed in secular epigraphy for its iconography, which shifts to a winged sun disc during his reign.
Na Escritura
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Fontes
- Mazar, "Is This the Prophet Isaiah's Signature?", BAR 44 (2018), on the Ophel bullae context
- Bulla of Hezekiah — overview
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