Rare First Temple-era seal impression found in Jerusalem

By JNS Staff

(JNS) — A rare First Temple-era seal impression (bulla) bearing a Hebrew inscription was unearthed two weeks ago by the Temple Mount Sifting Project, Hebrew media reported on Wednesday.

A bulla is an inscribed clay, soft metal, or wax token used in commercial and legal documentation.

Based on the shape of the letters, the bulla is dated from the second half of the 7th century BCE to the beginning of the 6th century BCE.

The fully preserved clay seal was found by archeologist Mordechai Erlich, outlet Ynet reported. Researchers Anat Mendel-Geberovich and Zachi Dvira deciphered the l...