by Israel Hayom Staff
Israel Antiquities Authority presents evidence that refutes UNESCO resolution that rejects Jewish ties to Jerusalem and Temple Mount • Papyrus document, which was stolen from Judean Desert cave, records shipment to king in ancient Hebrew script.
The ancient papyrus that
mentions Jerusalem
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Photo credit: Israel Antiquities Authority / Channel 2  |
The UNESCO decision passed Wednesday declaring
the Temple Mount to be a Muslim site of worship was immediately
countered by the Israel Antiquities Authority, which presented a
document dating from the seventh century BCE -- the First Temple period
-- in which the name "Jerusalem" clearly appears in ancient Hebrew
script.
According to the authority, the papyrus
document, which had been among the antiquities robbed from caves in the
Judean Desert, represents the oldest external source found to date that
cites Jerusalem.
The document details a shipment to be
delivered to the king. Two lines of Hebrew script are extant and feature
the words "wine," "king," and "[to] Jerusalem." It was recovered as
part of an operation by the Antiquities Robbery Prevention Unit in the
IAA, which is making preparations to put the findings on display for the
general public and was planning to present the discovery at a
conference on Wednesday.
"The document in our possession represents
extremely rare testimony of the existence of orderly management in the
kingdom of Judea," said Dr. Eitan Klein, deputy director of the
Antiquities Robbery Prevention Unit.
"The document highlights the centrality of
Jerusalem as the kingdom's economic capital," Klein said. He added that
although it is known that the kings who ruled Jerusalem in this period
were Manasseh, Amon, or Josiah, it is impossible to know for whom the
shipment was meant.
Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=37415
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