A rare First Temple-era seal impression (bulla) bearing a Hebrew inscription was unearthed three weeks ago by the Temple Mount Sifting Project, Hebrew media reported
A bulla is an inscribed clay, soft metal, or wax token used in commercial and legal documentation.
Based on the shape of the letters, the bulla is dated from the second half of the 7th century BCE to the beginning of the 6th century BCE.
The well-preserved clay seal was found by archeologist Mordechai Erlich, outlet Ynet reported. Epigrapher Anat Mendel-Geberovich and Zachi Dvira deciphered the letters as reading, “Yed[a‛]yah (son of) Asayahu,” which is understood to mean “Belonging to Yed[a‛]yah (son of) Asayahu.” Presumably this person was the owner of the seal.