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2,000-year-old stone inscription on display in Jerusalem (6 images)

A 2,000-year-old stone inscription that included the full spelling of Jerusalem in Hebrew as it is spelled today was found last year and is now on display at the Israel museum in Jerusalem.



Danit Levy, Israeli Antiquities Authority excavation manager, touches the stone column drum with a 2,000-year-old stone inscription, dating to the Second Temple Period (First Century CE), at a news conference on Tuesday at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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Yuval Baruch, Jerusalem district archaeologist for the Israeli Antiquities Authority, said, "First and Second Temple period inscriptions mentioning Jerusalem are quite rare. But even more unique is the complete spelling of the name as we know it today, which usually appears in the shorthand version. This is the only stone inscription of the Second Temple period known where the full spelling appears." Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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Baruch points to the word Jerusalem, inscribed on the stone column drum, which was unearthed in Jerusalem during a excavation prior to the construction of a new road. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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The stone column drum, reused in the Roman structure, has writing in Hebrew letters typical of the Second Temple Period. It reads: "Hananiah son of Dodalos of Jerusalem." Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI
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