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Aethelred Pioneer100© Member  Ye Olde Dead King
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Israel said on Thursday they had unearthed the oldest Hebrew text ever found, while excavating a fortress city overlooking a valley where the Bible says David slew Goliath. The dig's uncovering of the past near the ancient battlefield in the Valley of Elah, now home to wineries and a satellite station, could have implications for the emotional debate over the future of Jerusalem, some 20 km (12 miles) away. Archaeologists from the Hebrew University said they found five lines of text written in black ink on a shard of pottery dug up at a five-acre (two-hectare) site called Elah Fortress, or Khirbet Qeiyafa. Experts have not yet been able to decipher the text fully, but carbon dating of artifacts found at the site indicates the Hebrew inscription was written about 3,000 years ago, predating the Dead Sea Scrolls by 1,000 years, the archaeologists said. Several words, including "judge," "slave" and "king," could be identified and the experts said they hoped the text would shed light on how alphabetic scripts developed. In a finding that could have symbolic value for Israel, the archaeologists said other items discovered at the fortress dig indicated there was most likely a strong king and central government in Jerusalem during the period scholars believe that David ruled the holy city and ancient Israel. Modern-day Israel often cites a biblical connection through David to Jerusalem in supporting its claim, which has not won recognition internationally, to all of the city as its "eternal and indivisible capital." Palestinians, saying biblical claims have been superseded by the long-standing Arab population in Jerusalem, want the eastern part of the city, captured by Israel in a 1967 war, to be the capital of the state they hope to establish in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. "The chronology and geography of Khirbet Qeiyafa create a unique meeting point between the mythology, history, historiography and archaeology of King David," said Yosef Garfinkel, the lead archaeologist at the fortress site.
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JustifiedByFaith Pioneer100© Member  Playing to a different drummer
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Interesting...But I think Frank will find it even more "Archaic" than before and therefore will decline to read the text. Ha! Ha! Ha!
 There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around. Dick Dale |
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sirlamre Pioneer100© Member Official Forum Troublemaker
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I've been there. Interesting spot. I dunno why Frank would say that -- it's not known to be a religious inscription. (JBF, I know this will horrify you and probably cause you PTSD, but not EVERYTHING in the ancient Middle East revolved around your Bible) Shockingly, not everything written in Hebrew was about the Bible.  Last edited on 01:17 am by sirlamre Turn thou unto God and say: O my Sovereign Lord! I am but a vassal of Thine, and Thou art, in truth, the King of kings. I have lifted my suppliant hands unto the heaven of Thy grace and Thy bounties. |
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UsedToRide Original500© Member  ^^^That is LOVE!!^^^
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Instead of worrying about who thinks what of this, and attempting to turn this find into a religious discussion, I have a question. This part;
In ink??? I don't know much about when certain inventions came to be, but was ink known to have been used that long ago or did this come as a surprise? This is really cool, A!! Last edited on 01:32 am by UsedToRide Respect some, trust one, fear none ~~Bullet http://www.freeholbrook.com The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons. ~~Dostoyevsky |
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Free.man Original500© Member
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UsedToRide wrote: Instead of worrying about who thinks what of this, and attempting to turn this find into a religious discussion, I have a question. Dear friend, "ink" is a generic term here. Ink can be made from many kinds of materials and in combinations. Free.man
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JustifiedByFaith Pioneer100© Member Playing to a different drummer
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sirlamre wrote: I've been there.  It can't be. No!! Ahhhh! 
There's a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around. Dick Dale |
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