 Description: This is a potsherd with the Hebrew word "sh'ma", meaning to hear, written on it and dates to about 500 BCE. Era: Middle Semitic Script Image Credit: Jeff A. Benner Date of Inscription: c. 500 BCE Location of Discovery: Israel Date of Discovery: ? Current Location: Museum of Anthropology and Archeology, University of Pennsylvania Language: Hebrew Writing Surface: Pottery Inscription: שמע Transliteration: Sh'ma Translation: Hear Comments: This word is referencing the first word of Deuteronomy 6:4 - Hear O, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. |