Jerusalem Stone

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The Jerusalem Stone is an artifact from the Hasmonean period.[1][2][3][4]

MaterialStone
WritingHebrew
Created1st century BCE
DiscoveredJerusalem, Israel
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Jerusalem Stone
MaterialStone
WritingHebrew
Created1st century BCE
DiscoveredJerusalem, Israel
Present locationIsrael Museum
PeriodHasmonean Period
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The stone

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient stone inscribed with the Hebrew text "Jerusalem," spelled identically to its modern form.[5][6][7] The block was part of a carved column in a Roman-style structure.[8][9][10]

Text:

,,Hananiah son of Dodalos of Jerusalem"[11][12][13]

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