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Discovery in Jerusalem: Oldest Writing Ever Found There Unearthed
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| 07-11-10
| Jerusalem Post
Posted on 07/14/2010 4:55:00 PM PDT by Salvation
Hebrew University excavations recently unearthed a clay fragment dating back to the 14th century BCE, said to be the oldest written document ever found in Jerusalem.
The tiny fragment is only 2 cm. by 2.8 cm. in surface area and 1 cm. thick and appears to have once been part of a larger tablet. Researchers say the ancient fragment testifies to Jerusalems importance as a major city late in the Bronze Age, long before it was conquered by King David.
The minuscule fragment contains Akkadian words written in ancient cuneiform symbols. Researchers say that while the symbols appear to be insignificant, containing simply the words you, you were, them, to do, and later, the high quality of the writing indicates that it was written by a highly skilled scribe. Such a revelation would mean that the piece was likely written for tablets that were part of a royal household.
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The most ancient piece of writing found in Jerusalem before the Ophel fragment was a tablet unearthed in the Shiloah water in the City of David, dating back to the eighth century BCE nearly 600 years younger than the Ophel find.
Hebrew University Prof. Wayne Horowitz, a scholar of Assyriology, deciphered the script with the assistance of his former graduate student Dr. Takayoshi Oshima. Horowitz said that while the script was too broken to get context out of it, the quality of the writing gave some indication of the creators pedigree.
What we can see is that the piece was written in very good script and the tablet was constructed very well. This indicates that the person responsible for creating the tablet was a first-class scribe.
In those days, you would expect to find a first-class scribe only in a large, important place, he said.
According to Horowitz, the high quality of the tablet piece indicates that it was most likely part of a message sent from a then-king of Jerusalem to the pharaoh in Egypt.
Horowitz said that the fragment, which is made of Jerusalem clay, indicated that Jerusalem was one of the central cities of the area at the time.
This shows Jerusalem was not a provincial backwater, [but] one of the main cities of the area, he said.
Mazar called the fragment one of the most important finds weve ever had and said she hoped it would lead to further big discoveries.
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TOPICS: Catholic; History; Judaism; Religion & Science
KEYWORDS: alphabet; catastrophism; catholic; cuneiform; epigraphyandlanguage; factsintheground; factsontheground; godsgravesglyphs; hebrew; israel; jerusalem; letshavejerusalem
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To: UriÂ’el-2012; cmj328
Do you keep Holy YHvH's Shabbat שַׁבָּת ?? I think we're dealing with a Pharisee here.
And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and hungry, he, and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. Mark 2:23-28.
Let no man therefore judge you [or others] in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Let no man beguile you of your reward...Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,(Touch not; taste not; handle not; Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? Colossians 2:16-22
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posted on
07/20/2010 11:27:01 AM PDT
by
Jim W N
To: Salvation
Does it read:
"Pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels - bring home for Emma"
?
62
posted on
07/20/2010 11:48:22 AM PDT
by
whd23
(Every time a link is de-blogged an angel gets its wings.)
To: UriÂ’el-2012
Matthew 22:37 / Mk 12:30 - Christ adds to the Shema “your whole mind”.
63
posted on
07/20/2010 6:59:41 PM PDT
by
cmj328
(Got ruthless?)
To: Jim 0216; cmj328
U-2012>Do you keep Holy YHvH's Shabbat שַׁבָּת ??
I think we're dealing with a Pharisee here.
Yes we are Yah'shua rebuked the Pharisees for changing His commandments for Shabbat
Did Yah'shua violate the Sabbath NO; He did not!
He violated the "man made Traditions" surrounding the Sabbath.
Yah'shua rebuked the Pharisees for their "man-made" Traditions about the Sabbath
Did Yahshua teach about the Sabbath ? Yes !
See Matthew 12, Matthew 24, Matthew 28,
Mark 1, Mark 2, Mark 3, Mark 6, Mark 15, Mark 16,
Luke 4, Luke 6, Luke 13, Luke 14, Luke 23,
John 5, John 7, John 9, John 19, Acts 1
Did Yahshua change the day of worship from Shabbat to Sunday ? NO !
Did the creator of the universe say:
Stop worshipping me on the the day that I have commanded since Genesis ?
Did Yah'shua say: I've changed my mind; I now want you to worship on the Pagan day of the sun ?
To whom does the New Covenant ( Jeremiah 31 ) refer and what does it detail ?
Circumcision of the flesh clearly has been replaced with circumcision of the heart.
33 "But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,"
declares YHvH, "I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it;
and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Yah'shua said :
NAsbU John 14:15 "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
Paul commanded the Colossians to ignore the Pagans
and to observe Shabbat and the Holy Feasts of YHvH NAsbU Colossians 2:16
Therefore no one is to act as your judge
in regard to food or drink
or in respect to a festival
or a new moon or a Sabbath day--
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
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posted on
07/21/2010 11:57:19 AM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: UriÂ’el-2012
Our Pharisee also apparently has trouble confessing Jesus as the Son of the living God.
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. How is it that you do not understand that I spoke...that you should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then understood they how that he bade them beware...of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. Matthew 16:6,11,12.
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom do you say that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood has not revealed it unto you, but my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 16:13-17.
65
posted on
07/21/2010 1:30:33 PM PDT
by
Jim W N
To: cmj328
Meant to copy you on post# 65 if you’re interested.
66
posted on
07/21/2010 1:33:56 PM PDT
by
Jim W N
To: cmj328
Matthew 22:37 / Mk 12:30 - Christ adds to the Shema your whole mind. I guess you just discovered that Yah'shua said that there is only ONE YHvH.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
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posted on
07/21/2010 4:25:16 PM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: Jim 0216
Our Pharisee also apparently has trouble confessing Jesus as the Son of the living God. Lev 26:11 'Moreover, I will make My dwelling{tabernacle} among you, and My soul will not reject you. Lev 26:12 'I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.
Deu 6:4 "Hear, O Israel! YHvH is our God, YHvH is one!
Mar 12:29 Jesus answered, .... 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! YHvH OUR GOD IS ONE YHvH;
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt{tabernacle} among us,
John 10:30 "I and the Father are one."
John 14:7 "If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also;
from now on you know Him, and have seen Him."
John 14:9 Jesus said to him,... He who has seen Me has seen the Father;
how {can} you say, 'Show us the Father'?
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
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posted on
07/21/2010 6:15:58 PM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: UriÂ’el-2012
I guess you just discoveredNow you're just being rude.
69
posted on
07/22/2010 3:22:11 AM PDT
by
cmj328
(Got ruthless?)
To: cmj328
Now you're just being rude. Matthew 21:9 The crowds going ahead of Him, and
those who followed, were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David;
BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF YHvH;
Hosanna in the highest!" May you be blessed of YHvH
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
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posted on
07/22/2010 6:47:24 AM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: Jim 0216
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posted on
07/25/2010 8:10:28 AM PDT
by
Jim W N
To: James C. Bennett
my days are and always will be:
Sunday, Monday - HAPPY DAYS
Tuesday, Wednesday - HAPPY DAYS
Thursday, Friday - HAPPY DAYS
Saturday - the weekend comes. heading on home to you...
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posted on
07/31/2010 7:44:04 AM PDT
by
teeman8r
(NO vember is coming... vote them out)
To: 75thOVI; agrace; aimhigh; Alice in Wonderland; AndrewC; aragorn; aristotleman; Avoiding_Sulla; ...
Note: this topic is from 7/14/2010.
Thanks Salvation. One of *those* topics:
The most ancient piece of writing found in Jerusalem before the Ophel fragment was a tablet unearthed in the Shiloah water in the City of David, dating back to the eighth century BCE -- nearly 600 years younger than the Ophel find.
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posted on
06/01/2013 3:39:44 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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posted on
06/01/2013 3:42:30 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: SunkenCiv
So what starts as an archeology thread degenerates into another religious argument that will conclude nothing and change no-one.
75
posted on
06/01/2013 3:51:00 PM PDT
by
Taliesan
To: Taliesan
76
posted on
06/02/2013 12:18:10 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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