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Seal impression from legal archive: (Belonging) to Ya’azanyahu [s]on of Ma’aseyahu City of David, Jerusalem Iron Age II, late 7th - early 6th century BCE Clay L: 1.3; W: 1.2; Th: 0.2-0.6 cm Israel Antiquities Authority Accession number: IAA 1984-126 |
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This seal impression was found within a group of some fifty seal impressions on the floor of a house in the City of David. Most of the names they bear are known from the Bible. The documents they sealed were part of a public archive situated near the city center. Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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