Two lines of the Aramaic inscription.Two lines of the Aramaic inscription.A unique ten-line Aramaic inscription on the side of a stone cup commonly used for ritual purity during Second Temple times was recently uncovered during archaeological excavations on Jerusalem's Mount Zion, The Jerusalem Post learned on Wednesday.
Inscriptions of this kind are extremely rare and only a handful have been found in scientific excavations made within the city.
The archaeological excavations are being carried out within the Gan Sovev Homot Yerushalayim national park, close to the Zion Gate. The work is directed by Professors Shimon Gibson and James Tabor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with the co-ordination of Evyatar Cohen and Dr Tsvika Tsuk of the Israel Parks Authority.
Labels: 1st century, aramaic, epigraphy, inscription, translation