Post by Maggie on Oct 23, 2013 19:08:53 GMT -6
Now this discovery is a new one on me. Live Science is reporting that a 1,700 year old curse tablet has been found in the ruins of a Roman mansion in Jerusalem.
The curse itself is interesting and quite graphic. One can't help but wonder what the guy did to tick off the lady. ... Maybe not. We all know what men do to tick women off! Here are some photos:
This is a close up. If you look carefully you can see what looks like scratches. But no that is writing.
This is a drawing of the inscription. I don't know what language that is. There appear to be hieroglyphics in it. I guess I best go read the article and see if it says!
This is A picture of the City of David.
The photo caption tells us that
The article mentions almost casually that other artifacts were found in the ruined mansion. This is painfully tantalizing because the possibility that manuscripts (or at least partial ones) might yet turn up or other material that could move our understanding of the period and the apostolic era forward is always present.
A lead curse tablet, dating back around 1,700 years and likely written by a magician, has been discovered in a collapsed Roman mansion in Jerusalem, archaeologists report.
The mansion, which is being excavated by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Givati Parking Lot, is located in what is known as the "City of David," an area that holds at least 6,000 years of human occupation. The mansion itself covers at least 2,000 square meters (about half an acre) and contains two large open courtyards adjacent to each other. It was in use between the late third century and A.D. 363, when it was destroyed in a series of earthquakes on May 18 or 19.
The curse itself is interesting and quite graphic. One can't help but wonder what the guy did to tick off the lady. ... Maybe not. We all know what men do to tick women off! Here are some photos:
This is a close up. If you look carefully you can see what looks like scratches. But no that is writing.
This is a drawing of the inscription. I don't know what language that is. There appear to be hieroglyphics in it. I guess I best go read the article and see if it says!
This is A picture of the City of David.
The photo caption tells us that
The City of David, where the mansion is located, is an area of Jerusalem that contains at least 6,000 years of human occupation. This image shows ruins from the area dating from different periods of time.
The article mentions almost casually that other artifacts were found in the ruined mansion. This is painfully tantalizing because the possibility that manuscripts (or at least partial ones) might yet turn up or other material that could move our understanding of the period and the apostolic era forward is always present.