Earliest inscription ever found in Jerusalem - deciphered
The unique inscription, which appears on a stone tablet, was discovered in excavations conducted in the City of David in 2010
Newsrael News Desk 07.10.2022
Now that it has been deciphered - it has been revealed that these were curses engraved on stone against the ruler in Jerusalem from the middle or late Bronze Age.
Gershon Galil, who deciphered the text: The inscription consists of 20 words in the ancient Proto-Canaanite script
The unique stone slab was discovered as part of archeological excavations conducted in Jerusalem more than a decade ago. Now that the inscription in the center of the board has been deciphered, it turns out that it bears the words "cursed," "dead," and "die!"
Source: N12 News
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