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Within about 100 feet of Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a remarkable treasure has been discovered: a small fragment of a cuneiform inscription. The text is Neo-Assyrian and dates to the middle of the First Temple period, likely the eighth or seventh century BCE. Although it preserves only about 20 cuneif...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2026
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2026, Volume: 52, Issue: 1
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:Within about 100 feet of Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a remarkable treasure has been discovered: a small fragment of a cuneiform inscription. The text is Neo-Assyrian and dates to the middle of the First Temple period, likely the eighth or seventh century BCE. Although it preserves only about 20 cuneiform signs, it appears to pertain to […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review