Saturday, December 13, 2014

Figure 67

Khirbet Qeiyafa Ostracon which may contain the names of
David and Goliath
Drawing of the Khirbet Qeiyafa Ostracon from the infrared photo of the ostracon by Clara Amit, Israel Antiquities Authority believed by some to contain the names of David and Goliath. ca. 16.5 x 15 cm. A 70-letter inscription on an ostracon found at Khirbet Qeiyafa, that according to epigraphist Haggai Misgav, was written in ancient Hebrew. Maintained by Émile Puech, Gershon Galil, Alan Millard, Haggai Misgav, Yosef Garfunkel, and Saar Ganor, but refuted by, the minimalists, Israel Finkelstein, Alexander Fantalkin, and Philip Davies.

No comments:

Post a Comment