A pottery fragment, approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch) in size, was discovered during a wet-sifting process conducted at the "Archaeological Experience" in Emek Tzurim National Park (north of the City of David)—a joint project of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation. It bears an inscription in Akkadian cuneiform. This is the only Assyrian inscription from the First Temple period (8th to 7th centuries BCE) found in the city.
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Photo: Eliyahu Yanai, City of David. The Assyrian Seal Impression



















