2,000-year-old inscription spells Jerusalem as Israel does today

2,000-year-old inscription spells Jerusalem as Israel does today

This picture taken on October 9, 2018, at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem shows a unique stone inscription dating to the Second Temple Period (1st Century CE), mentioning Jerusalem, written in Hebrew letters, and using the spelling as we know it today. The inscription was found this last winter in Jerusalem during an IAA excavation prior to the construction of a new road, during the excavations, the foundations of a Roman structure were exposed, which were supported by columns. The most important discovery was a stone column drum, reused in the Roman structure, upon which the Aramaic inscription appears, written in Hebrew letters typical of the Second Temple Period, around the time of Herod the Great's reign. The inscription reads: Hananiah son of Dodalos of Jerusalem. The Inscription will be displayed to the public, starting tomorrow, at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, as part of a new exhibit presenting unique artifacts from the capital.