 Description: Archeologists working in Jerusalem discovered what they say is a 2700 year-old pottery fragment with an ancient hebrew inscription containing the name of a biblical figure. Era: Middle Semitic Script Image Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority Date of Inscription: 8th Century BCE Location of Discovery: Jerusalem, Israel Date of Discovery: 2014 Current Location: ? Language: Hebrew Writing Surface: Ceramic Bowl Transliteration: RYHW BN BNH Translation: []riah son of Beniah Comments: The text fragment on the shard is similar to the name Zechariah son of Benaiah, the father of the prophet Jahaziel, whose name appears in 2 Chron 20:14. |