King’s seal
It was reported in December that a seal for
a papyrus document
signed by King
Hezekiah of Judah has been
found
in
Jerusalem at the foot of the southern wall of
the Temple Mount.
The oval bulla, about half an inch wide, was
discovered by a
team
from
the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem.
It
features a
two
winged sun, with wings turned downward and
flanked by two symbols portraying life. Other
bulla’s bearing the name of King Hezekiah
(reigning 727– 698 BC) have been seen in the
antiques market but may not be genuine. This
discovery is looked on as being more important because it was found by archaeologists.
The seal is believed to have been discarded
from a royal building with the rubbish.