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| 06 | |
| c. 850 BCE | |
| Tell Dan, Israel | |
| Aramaic | |
| Stone | |
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Fragment #1 (right) 1. ...] D . [... 2. ...] ABY . YS [... 3. WYShKB . ABY . YHK . A [... 4. RAL . QDM . BAR . Q [... 5. ANH . WYHK . HDD . QDM [... 6. Y . MLKY . WAQT [... 7. KB . WALPY . PRSh [... 8. MLK . YShRAL . W ... H? . B [... 9. K . BYT DWD . NA [... 10. YT . ADQ . HM . L [... 11. AHhRN . WLH [... 12. L? . GhL . Y? [... 13. M?R . GhL [... Fragment #2 (left) 1. ...] WGZ [... 2. ...] HhMH . BA [... 3. ...] WYGhL . MLK [... 4. ...] HMLK . HDD [... 5. ...] APQ . M? ?B [... 6. ...] SRY . A [... 7. ...] RM . BR [... 8. ...] HW . BR [... | |
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Fragment #1 (right) 1. ...] [... 2. ...] my father [... 3. and my father layed down [... 4. ? east/ancient well [... 5. he answered and he ? hadad east/ancient [... 6. ? my kings and I [... 7. star and oxen of [... 8. king israel and [... 9. ? house of david and [... 10. ? pour? they [... 11. after and [... 12. go on [... 13. ? on [... Fragment #2 (left) 1. ...] and geze(r?) [... 2. ...] [... 3. ...] ? and king went up [... 4. ...] the king hadad [... 5. ...] fortress [... 6. ...] ? my prince [... 7. ...] ram son of [... 8. ...] yahu son of [... (Translation by Jeff A. Benner) | |
| The ninth line reads "House of David", and is most likely a reference to King David of the Bible as line eight mentions the "King of Israel". |
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