Attested ArtifactA-KETEF

Ketef Hinnom silver amulets

Silver-foil inscriptions · Jerusalem · c. 650–580 BCE

𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄

Paleo-Hebrew letters (Unicode, schematic)YHWH · amulet inscription(s)

Evidence status: Attested secure_general
Type: Silver-foil inscriptions
Place: Jerusalem
site (approx. ±0.5 km)
Date: c. 650–580 BCE
Late 7th / early 6th century BCE approximate

1000 BCE500 BCE1 CE500 CE
Language: Hebrew
Script: Paleo-Hebrew
Editorial note: Divine name in blessing texts; detailed letter-level readings require editions.

Attestations

1 reading

Reading	Form	Locus	Status	Vowels observed
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄יהוה YHWH	YHWH	amulet inscription(s)	Secure general	none marked

AS-KETEF: Blessing texts show the divine name; exact reconstruction by line varies.

Yahweh’s Blessing at Ketef Hinnom
Scholarly contributor · Oxford Academic · 2015
High reliability
R19·Academic chapterOpen source
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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