{"id":2288,"date":"2023-09-30T18:41:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T18:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/30\/ancient-inscription-artifact-of-psalm-86-unearthed-by-archaeologists\/"},"modified":"2023-09-30T18:41:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T18:41:43","slug":"ancient-inscription-artifact-of-psalm-86-unearthed-by-archaeologists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/30\/ancient-inscription-artifact-of-psalm-86-unearthed-by-archaeologists\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Inscription Artifact of Psalm 86 Unearthed by Archaeologists"},"content":{"rendered":"


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An intact Greek inscription discovered in the pier-lined hall contains a paraphrase from the Book of Psalms.<\/span> | Shai Halevi\/Israel Antiquities Authority<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem recently reported that an ancient inscription paraphrasing the first two verses of Psalm 86 was uncovered from a remote site in the Judean desert of Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to a statement<\/a> from the university, the four-week excavation project in the Hyrcania Fortress occurred in May, spearheaded by Oren Gutfeld and Michal Haber of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in cooperation with Carson-Newman University and American Veterans Archaeological Recovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the “pilot” season for the excavation, efforts were centered on two key areas of the fortress. In the southeast corner of the summit, a segment of a prominent upper fortification line was uncovered, dating to approximately the first or second century B.C. In the northeast corner, archeologists removed a deep layer of building stones that collapsed from the upper floor into an elongated basement hall.<\/p>\n

A sizeable building stone lying on the plastered floor of the hall features lines of text painted in red with a cross at the top. The inscription was written in Koine Greek, the language the New Testament was written in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The text was deciphered by epigraphist Dr. Avner Ecker of Bar-Ilan University, who says it is a paraphrase of Psalms 86: 1\u20132<\/a>, also known as a “prayer of David.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Jesus Christ, guard me, for I am poor and needy,” the inscription reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first two verses of Psalm 86 state, “Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am faithful to you,” according to the New International Version.<\/p>\n

Ecker said that Psalm 86 “is one of the most common psalms in the Christian liturgy in ancient times.”<\/p>\n

“This psalm holds a special place in the Masoretic text as a designated prayer and is notably one of the most frequently recited psalms in Christian liturgy,” Ecker said in a statement<\/a>. “Thus, the monk drew a graffito of a cross onto the wall, accompanied by a prayer with which he was very familiar.”<\/p>\n

Gutfeld, a university teaching fellow, told The Washington Times<\/a> that the discovery is the first time he can recall a phrase from the Psalms inscribed on a huge building stone.<\/p>\n

“It’s very, very rare \u2014 a unique something [that’s] bigger than the inscription itself,” Gutfeld added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ecker said that “syntax errors made in the transcription” indicate that the writer of the lines “did not speak Greek as his mother tongue, but was a native of the area, perhaps even a local, and spoke a Semitic language.”<\/p>\n

Researchers discovered another inscription at the site, but it has not yet been deciphered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the rubble of the excavation site, a small gold ring that appears to be child-like in size was uncovered. It has an oval turquoise stone engraved with Arabic Kufic script.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another Arabic epigraphy expert was called to the scene to analyze the ring.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nitzan Amitai-Preiss from the Hebrew University said a unique pattern in the script suggests the ring was also used as a seal.<\/p>\n

“The script style is indicative of the early Islamic period, during the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D.,” Amitai-Preiss said in a statement shared by the university.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a joint statement, Haber and Gutfeld warned that “our excavations will draw the attention of looters.”<\/p>\n

“The problem persists; it was here before us and will likely continue after us, underscoring the need for academic excavation \u2014 particularly in such a sensitive site as Hyrcania, though this is just one example. We are simply trying to stay a few steps ahead,” researchers reported.<\/p>\n

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Nicole Alcindor is a reporter for The Christian Post.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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