Disputed ArtifactA-ARAD18

Arad Ostracon 18

Ostracon letter · Tel Arad, Judah · c. 600–580 BCE

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄

Paleo-Hebrew letters (Unicode, schematic)YHWH · Arad 18 blessing formula

Evidence status: Disputed secondary_reported
Type: Ostracon letter
Place: Tel Arad, Judah
site (approx. ±1 km)
Date: c. 600–580 BCE
Approx. late Iron Age Judah; individual date approximate

1000 BCE500 BCE1 CE500 CE
Language: Hebrew
Script: Paleo-Hebrew
Editorial note: Lemaire surveys invocation with YHWH.

Attestations

1 reading

Reading	Form	Locus	Status	Vowels observed
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄יהוה YHWH	YHWH	Arad 18 blessing formula	Secondary reported	none marked

AS-ARAD: Cited by Lemaire; locus review recommended.

Judahite Hebrew Epigraphy and Cult
André Lemaire · Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology 7:43–72 · 2024
High reliability
R17·Academic articleOpen source

YHWH יהוה Attested

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