Jerusalem 2: A fragment of a cuneiform tablet from the Ophel excavations

Eilat Mazar; Wayne Horowitz; Yuval Goren; Takayoshi Oshima

Jerusalem 2: A fragment of a cuneiform tablet from the Ophel excavations

Eilat Mazar, Wayne Horowitz, Yuval Goren, Takayoshi Oshima

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A tiny fragment of a cuneiform tablet was recovered in the Ophel excavations in Jerusalem in 2013. Even smaller than the fragment recovered in the 2009-2010 excavations (published in IEJ 60), the fragment preserves only parts of five signs. Nevertheless, on the basis of the provenance study and an analysis of the physical tablet and sign forms, we are able to suggest a Ramesside date for the tablet and propose that this fragment, like the earlier tablet, comes from a royal letter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	129-139
Number of pages	11
Journal	Israel Exploration Journal
Volume	64
Issue number	2
State	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

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