Ancient Hebrew Papyrus Seized from Looters

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Ancient Hebrew Papyrus Seized from Looters, But Is It Authentic?

A rare, 2,700-year-old papyrus with Hebrew script that had been looted from a cave in the Judean Desert has been seized in an elaborate operation by the Israel Antiquities Authority, archaeologists announced today (Oct. 26). However, a professor at George Washington University has provided information to Live Science indicating that the papyrus may be a sophisticated modern-day forgery.  

The papyrus' Hebrew text translates as: "from the king's maidservant, from Na'arat, jars of wine, to Jerusalem," the capital city of the Kingdom of Judah, according to a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). The document indicates "payment of taxes or transfer of goods to storehouses in Jerusalem, the capital city of the kingdom at this time," the IAA statement read. "This is the most ancient mentioning of Jerusalem outside of the Bible in Hebrew script," said Eitan Klein, who holds a doctorate in archaeology and is the deputy director of the Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery, which seized the papyrus.

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They will try to denounce anything of that period but we know the  Hebrews did  exist 

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1 minute ago, docyabut2 said:

They will try to denounce anything of that period but we know the  Hebrews did  exist 

It's not the existence of the Hebrews they are questioning, but rather the authenticity of the papyrus itself. If proven authentic, it will be one of only two Hebrew papyri that date as far back as the seventh century BC, so it's an important find.