 Description: This painted piece of pottery is dated to between 1000 and 400 BCE. The writing is incomplete but the letters resemble the Hebrew word hayah meaning to be/exist. Era: Middle Semitic Script Image Credit: Ben Fogle Date of Inscription: 1000 to 400 BCE Location of Discovery: Tell Heshbon, Jordan Date of Discovery: ? Current Location: ? Language: Hebrew Writing Surface: Pottery Transliteration: ?HHY? Translation: TBD Comments: Because only a portion of the inscription can be read a proper translation cannot be made. |