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By Jeff A. Benner


Description: This plaque was written in the first century AD to commemorate the re-burial of King Uzziah in Israel. It was found near the Mount of Olives in Israel.

Era: Late Semitic Script

Image Credit: Unknown

Date of Inscription: c. 50 AD

Location of Discovery: Mount of Olives near Jerusalem, Israel

Date of Discovery: ?

Current Location: ?

Language: Aramaic

Writing Surface: Stone Tablet

Transliteration: 1. LBH HTYT
2. ThBY AhWZYH
3. MLK YHWDH
4. WLA. LMTh?Hh

Translation: 1. to hear was brought
2. the bones of Uzziah
3. King of Judah
4. and do not open

Comments: This plaque was written in the first century AD to commemorate the re-burial of King Uzziah in Israel.