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880. JERUSALEM, 'THE BURNT HOUSE'. THIS STONE TABLET WITH THE ARAMAIC INSCRIPTION '(BELONGING) TO CATROS', WAS FOUND IN ONE OF THE ROOMS OF THE 'BURNT HOUSE'. THE CATROS FAMILY WAS A WELL KNOWN FAMILY OF PRIESTS SERVING IN THE JERUSALEMTEMPLE. THE FIND
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629. CLAY BRICKS STAMPED LEG X F(RATERNIS)' WITH THE IMAGE OF A WILD PIG WHICH WAS THEIR SYMBOL. MANY OF SUCH BRICKS WERE FOUND IN EXCAVATIONS IN JERUSALEM '
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629. CLAY BRICKS STAMPED LEG X F(RATERNIS)' WITH THE IMAGE OF A WILD PIG WHICH WAS THEIR SYMBOL. MANY OF SUCH BRICKS WERE FOUND IN EXCAVATIONS IN JERUSALEM '
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3852. INSCRIBED AND DECORATEDLARGE STORAGE JAR FOUND IN KADUM, SAMARIA
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3853. HURVAT AJRUD - LARGE STORAGE JAR PAINTED WITH HUMAN IMAGES
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740. A BRONZE DAGGER BEARING AN INSCRIPTION IN PROTO-CNAANITE SCRIPT. FOUND IN LACHISH, DATING 17 - 16TH. C. B.C.
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741. OSTRACA FOUND IN TEL QUASILE (NORTH OF TEL-AVIV) DATING FROM THE 8TH. C. B.C. READING: THE GOLD OF OPHIR TO HORON...' IT COULD BE A RECEIPT CONFIRMING THE DELIVERY OF SOME GOLD '
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4919. LACHISH OSTRACA (#4), HEBREW TEXT DATING FROM C. 586-7 BC. IN THIS LETTER THE WRITER IS CONCERNED THAT HE DOES NOT SEE THE SMOKE SIGNALS FROM AZEKA (A TOWN NEAR LACHISH)
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3486. FRAGMENT OF THE COPPER SCROLL FROM QUMRAN, CAVE NO. 3. THE SCROLL DESCRIBED IN 12 COLUMNS IN HEBREW THE HIDING PLACES OF THE TREASURY OF QUMRAN
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1375. JEWISH ARAMEIC INCANTATIONS WRITTEN ON CERAMIC BOWLS IN BABILONIA DATING FROM CA. 5TH - 6TH. C. A.D. THE TEXT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE PERSON FROM EVIL SPIRITS
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491. NAZARETH, CHURCH OF ANNUNCIATION. GRAFFITI IN THE CONON GROTTO READING: 'JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD, HELP'... FOLLOWED BY NAMES OF PILGRIMS
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5459. Stone ossuary dating from the !st. C. AD found in a family burial cave in Jerusalem. A Hebrew inscription reading: "Jacob son of Joseph brother of Jesus" is engraved on the side of the ossuary. Many archeologists claim this inscription to be a fake.
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5459. Stone ossuary dating from the !st. C. AD found in a family burial cave in Jerusalem. A Hebrew inscription reading: "Jacob son of Joseph brother of Jesus" is engraved on the side of the ossuary. Many archeologists claim this inscription to be a fake.
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5385. Kuntillet Ajrud inscription, Hebrew language text written in phoenician script, black ink on plaster. Kuntillet Ajrud located in northeastern Sinai could have been an Iron age caravansery, c. 9-8th. C. BC
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