Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.ac.il>]

The Shiloah Inscription was found in situ in 1880. The Jehoash Inscription
was "discovered" on the antiquities market very recently. These are big
differences.Jonathan D. Safren
Editor
Mo'ed  - Researches in Judaic Studies
Center for Jewish Holiday Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office
44905 Israel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben and Jo Crick" <ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk>
To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 12:27 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] RE: joash transcription


> On Sat 18 Jan 2003 (09:50:14), uhurwitz AT yahoo.com wrote:
> >   But to return to the Jehoash inscription: not enough attention is
given
> > to the physical report of the geologists. This seems crucial in the eyes
> > of some epigraphers -- if the tablet is indeed ancient, can the
inscription
> > on it have been faked?  Not according the technical reports so far.
> >
>
>  How does the Jehoash tablet compare with the Siloam Tunnel inscription?
>  The latter seems accepted as a genuine inscription from the reign of
>  Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:20).
>
>  Ben
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