JOTTING DOWN JERUSALEM Revolt Money Concerning your editorial (“A Little Jot on a Jerusalem Column,” BAR, January/February 2019), may I call to your attention that Jerusalem is spelled YRWShLYM, i.e., with the second yod, on shekels of the First Revolt in the late 60s C.E. (REV.) WILLIAM J. FULCO, S.J. PROFESSOR, ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES, CA Dr. Fulco, that is correct! In fact, Jerusalem is spelled both ways on the Great Revolt coinage. Year 1 coinage reads YRWŠLM (יושלים), while Year 2 coins add the second yod and read YRWŠLYM (ירושלים). So we can see […]
