‘Whoever Breaks This Will Die’: Scientists Reportedly Uncover Chilling Ancient Artifact

Daily Caller ^ | 8 Jul, 2024 | KAY SMYTHE

[MtnClimber]

Archaeologists working at a site in Turkey uncovered a rare, threatening seal from the ancient Hittite empire, according to a report published Sunday.

The terracotta seal was found throughout excavations at the Büklükale (Kaman-Kalehöyük) site in Turkey and is believed to have belonged to the Hittite royal family, according to Anatolian Archaeology. Inscribed on the seal are the words (roughly translated): “Whoever breaks this will die.”

Archaeologists led by Dr. Kimiyoshi Matsumura reportedly found the seal in 2023 and translated the cuneiform, finding the surprising threat. Researchers believe that Hittite laws were focused on fines rather than the death penalty or corporal punishment for crimes, according to the outlet.

“There is cuneiform writing on this seal. On the seal, the Great King Tabarna (Sovereign King) or Tavananna (Sovereign Queen) writes ‘Whoever breaks this will die,'” Matsumura told the outlet. “These seals were usually stamped on contracts, stating that if something was done against the contract, it would be penalized. The king and queen from Hattusa sent something here. This shows that this city was in intensive relations between Hattusa and the royal family.”

As the seal was found in several pieces, further impressions and examinations will hopefully reveal the full statement in the near future.

[NorthMountain]

Whoever breaks this seal will die ...

[HandyDandy]

So, break the seal or not, you’re gonna die!

[MissNomer]

The woman is Heidi Klum, a supermodel famous about 10-20 years ago.

[Red Badger]

Oh yes, one of the non-American judges on America’s Got Talent.

Heidi is from Germany, Howie Mandel is Canadian, Sofia Vergara is Columbian and Simon Cowell is a Brit.....................

[SunkenCiv]

One of *those* topics. I think marriage actually broke Seal.

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger.

[SunkenCiv]

Dang, that’s what happens when I don’t read the whole thread before foolin’ around...

[Salamander]

At the bottom in tiny letters it added “ eventually”.

[Salamander]

Ask Enoch.

[Salamander]

The Eagles version was better.

[Salamander]

Burma Shave

[Go_Raiders]

Who’s gonna make it?

We’ll find out...

[Salamander]

And now it’s stuck in my head.
Again.

Thanks.

:D

[Cvengr]

Depends upon the authority of the one who curses. A curse by God doesn’t depend upon the belief of the one cursed.
A curse by another may be overcome by faith in Christ and what He provided on the Cross.