The Siloam tunnel inscription is written in a very well known Hebrew script. The script is found on other late-eighth-century B.C.E. inscriptions carved in stone, such as the so-called Royal Steward inscription found in Silwan village in 1870 and now displayed in the British Museum.a It is also found on a very large number of late-eighth-century seals and seal impressions, including the familiar lmlk stamps, of which we now have more then 1,200 examples on jar handles and whole vessels. Hundreds of lmlk seals have been found in controlled excavations, and all belong to the time of Hezekiah (715–687/6 […]
