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Huge and significant biblical storage center unearthed in Jerusalem

By July 31, 2020

Jar handles bearing Hebrew inscriptions show that taxes were collected at the site for agricultural produce such as wine and olive oil.

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Excavations in the Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem reveal remains of biblical-era storage center. Photo by Yaniv Berman/Israel Antiquities Authority
Huge and significant biblical storage center unearthed in Jerusalem
One of the largest and most important collections of seal impressions ever uncovered in Israel were recently unearthed in a Jerusalem neighborhood in what appears to have been a biblical storage center. The digs, carried out in the Arnona neighborhood in southern Jerusalem by the Israel Antiquities Authority, revealed a large structure built of concentric ashlar walls. Inside were 120 jar handles bearing seal impressions in ancient Hebrew script.

The compound was dated to the times of the biblical Kings Hezekiah and Menashe

Many of the handles are inscribed “LMLK,” or “belonging to the King,” as well as the names of three ancient cities in Judea, as well as one yet-unidentified city. A jar handle bearing the inscription ‘To the King’ and a two-winged seal impression. Photo by Yaniv Berman/Israel Antiquities Authority Other handles feature names of senior officials or wealthy individuals from the First Temple period. The compound was dated to the times of the biblical Kings Hezekiah and Menashe (8th century to the middle of the 7th century BCE).-- More...


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