Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Monday a 2,700-year-old clay seal
impression which they said belonged to a biblical governor of Jerusalem.The artifact, inscribed in an ancient Hebrew script as “belonging to
the governor of the city”, was likely attached to a shipment or sent as a
souvenir on behalf of the governor, the most prominent local position
held in Jerusalem at the time, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.The
impression, the size of a small coin, depicts two standing men, facing
each other in a mirror-like manner and wearing striped garments reaching
down to their knees. It was unearthed near the plaza of Judaism’s
Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.“It supports the
Biblical rendering of the existence of a governor of the city in
Jerusalem 2,700 years ago,” an Antiquities Authority statement quoted
excavator Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah as saying.Governors of
Jerusalem, appointed by the king, are mentioned twice in the Bible, in 2
Kings, which refers to Joshua holding the position, and in 2
Chronicles, which mentions Masseiah in the post during the reign of
Josiah.
Israeli archaeologists find 2,700-year-old ‘governor of Jerusalem’ sea
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