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seal, City of David Givaty parking lot dig

English: The Natan-Melech/Eved Hamelech bulla (seal impression) dated to the First Temple period, features Hebrew writing: "Natan-Melech the King’s Servant" that appears in the second book of Kings 23:11. The seal was used to sign documents 2600 years ago and was uncovered in archaeological excavations of the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem conducted by Prof. Yuval Gadot of Tel Aviv University and Dr. Yiftah Shalev of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Date circa 6th century BC
date QS:P571,-550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q2908664
Source/Photographer photo by Eliyahu Yannai, 31 March 2019; 2 March 2020 (upload date) by Davidbena from cityofdavid.org.il
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Paleo-Hebrew signet ring discovered in Jerusalem's City of David

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