Receipts believed to be from the early Roman period have been found at an excavation site in Jerusalem, Israel.
On the 21st (local time), US Fox News and others quoted the announcement of the Israel Antiquities Authority and reported that a receipt slab fragment believed to be from the early Roman period was found at an excavation site near the pilgrimage route in Israel’s Jerusalem Wall National Park. The stone tablet, bearing the Hebrew name ‘Simon’, is inscribed with hints at financial records, with some letters and numbers relating to transactions.
The Israel Antiquities Authority said on Facebook, “You can get a glimpse into the daily life of the residents of Jerusalem who lived here 2,000 years ago.” It is a very rare and delightful thing to have been discovered by .
Excavation director Nashon Szanton and Bar Ilan University professor of epigraphy Esther Essel, who participated in the study, explained that the slabs are the first inscriptions found in the city limits of early Roman Jerusalem.
According to the researchers, the slab’s material is of a type commonly found in ossuary sites near Jerusalem, dating mainly from 37 B.C. to 70 A.D. The Israel Antiquities Authority said, “(Slab fragments of this type) are normally found in tombs outside cities, but this slab was used in commercial activities and shows that ‘a deal was made’.”
“In the partial seven-line inscription, the name ‘Simon’ is followed by ‘mem’, which means money in Hebrew, or a symbol for a number,” he added. It is explained that the documentation work was done in the ancient Jewish city and that stone tablets were used at this time.
“This discovery is the result of an ongoing excavation project conducted by the Office of Antiquities in the Jerusalem National Park,” said Eli Escusido, director of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The understanding is deepening,” he said.
Source: Donga
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