Jerusalem Seals: 605 BCE Drought and Later

Clay sealings were used to seal supplies sent out from temples, often on packages bound with twine. This opportunity was taken to turn the sealings into a sort of religious news service.  These stone seals (or decorative inlays) and sealings seem to have been taken from the Jerusalem temple itself and dumped into a trash pile outside the city sometime after the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BCE.

For translation methodology see: How to Translate Alphabetic Akkadian Texts

Lake bottom Core sample data from the Sea of Galilee showing the droughts
Lake bottom Core sample data from the Sea of Galilee. In historical times it shows two major droughts with several minor ones. Minor droughts are indicated anytime the curves turn downward. 
The 50 year long Great Drought of 1180 to 1140 BCE (Iron Age 1 period) is what ended the Bronze Age and the 5-year long Elijah drought of 845-840 BCE. The yellow gives the tree pollen level while the green gives the non-tree pollen level. (Langut and Finkelsein 2013)
The area known as Ophel is the end region of the hill emerging from the temple mount on the bottom right side of this photo. Its most recent excavation area (parking lot) done by Benjamin Mazar and Eilat Mazar is circled in red. This is where most (but not all) of these seals were found. Photo from Clines (2016).

Droughts Defined the Archaeological Periods in the Levant

(May 3, 2023) Droughts separate the archaeological periods in the Levant. States weakened by local droughts were often subject to raids right after the droughts by Mesopotamian empires which were unaffected due to their irrigation. Below is the latest widely accepted chronology proposed by Amihai Mazar in 2014 shown below: 

Droughts According to Drought Chart

  1. 1180-1140 BCE - Great Drought
  2. 980 BCE
  3. 845-840 BCE - Elijah Drought
  4. 732 BCE - led to Assyrian invasion  
  5. 605 BCE - led to Babylonian invasion 

Diagnostic Letter Shapes For Dating

  1. 605 BCE - "A" has square peak. "L" has hooked appendage.
  2. 732 BCE - "A" has pointed peak.  "L" has flat appendage.

References

Langut, D. Finkelsein, I, Litt, T. (2013) Climate and the Late Bronze Collapse: New Evidence from the Levant. Tel Aviv 40:149-175. Online at https://www.academia.edu/6053886/Climate_and_the_Late_Bronze_Collapse_New_Evidence_from_the_Southern_Levant
Mazar, Amihai (2005) The Debate over the Chronology of the Iron Age in the Southern Levant: its History, the Current Situation and a Suggested Resolution. pp. 15-30 in: T. Levy and T. Higham (editors), The Bible and Radiocarbon Dating - Archaeology, Text and Science. London. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/2632501/The_Debate_over_the_Chronology_of_the_Iron_Age_in_the_Southern_Levant_its_History_the_Current_Situation_and_a_Suggested_Resolution_2005
Top is a sealing example while bottom is the actual stone seal. This was found during archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon's Ophel excavation in Jerusalem in 1961. Present location not known. Seal made of grey stone, 17 x 14 x 7 mm.

Drought Due Filtrate Not Being Energized (605 BCE Drought)

(May 4, 2023)  

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 60.147)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  Ḫu  Gi  Ya  [Bu] (Levant Text 60.147.1) 
  2. IṢu  A  Lu (Levant Text 60.147.2) 

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English 

  1. Any-Lack of Hu is not from energizing the nourishments (filtrate)
  2. Scarcity is from the lack

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows: 

  1. Belonging to Haggi
  2. (son of) Yish'al

References

Avigad, Nahman; Sass, Benjamin (1997) Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals. Published by THE ISRAEL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, THE ISRAEL EXPLORATION SOCIETY, THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, and THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/4786835/1997_Avigad_N_revised_and_completed_by_Sass_B_Corpus_of_West_Semitic_stamp_seals_Jerusalem 
Found during the first Ophel excavation in 1867 funded by the Palestine Exploration Fund, no number. Now in London. Seal made of hard black stone, 13 x 11 x 7 mm.

Drought Due To Filtrate Not Being Energized (605 BCE Drought)

(May 4, 2023) 

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 60.150)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  Ḫu  Gi  Ya  Bu (Levant Text 60.150.1) 
  2. UṢu Bu  Ku  E (Levant Text 60.150.2) 

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English 

  1. Any-Lack of Hu is not from energizing the nourishments (filtrate)
  2. The Originator's (Alu)  nourishments do not bring involvement (automatically with motion powers)

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows: 

  1. Belonging to Haggi son
  2. of Shebanyahu

References

Avigad, Nahman; Sass, Benjamin (1997) Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals. Published by THE ISRAEL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, THE ISRAEL EXPLORATION SOCIETY, THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, and THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/4786835/1997_Avigad_N_revised_and_completed_by_Sass_B_Corpus_of_West_Semitic_stamp_seals_Jerusalem 
This seal found during an excavation of the temple's western wall in Jerusalem and dates to between 600 and 700 BCE. It is now at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (Number IAA 2011-1334). Online at: https://www.imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/hagab-commander-archery-division-judahite-army

 Drought Is Due To Energizing Hu (605 BCE)

(April 18, 2023)  This text is claiming that enabling the astrological powers of motion (energy) via magic crafting is to blame for the lack of fertility from the sun god Hu.

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 57)

(Read left to right because mirror image of its sealing. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1.  Lu  Ḫu  Gi  Bu (Levant Text 57.1)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English. 

  1.  Any-Lack of Hu is from energizing (by magic-crafters) the nourishments

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

 The Israel Museum claims this phrase is the name of an archery commander:

  1. Belonging to HaGaB
This seal was found below the Giv’ati parking lot located on the western slope of Jerusalem.
This seal was found below the Giv’ati parking lot located on the western slope of Jerusalem. Its discovery was reported by the Israel Antiquities Authority on March, 2016. Letter assignments by Olmsted.
The image is of a rope connecting the 3 life levels (Alu, Hu, Yahu) of the Ancient Pagan Paradigm of which Yahu is the end power. The lower circle seems to represent the full moon god Su.

Astrological Powers Are Activating Goddess Ayu But Reveal Nothing (605 BCE Drought)

(April 27, 2023) Hebron pot style letters

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 21)

(Read left to right because this is a seal and not a sealing (mirror image). Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Le'u  Lu  YaHu  Nu  E   (Levant Text 21.1)
  2. Zu  Su  Gu  TaLu (Levant Text 21.2)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English 

  1. Astrological powers which lack Yahu are revealing nothing 
  2. Emanations from Su (full moon god) are energizing the Mounded-One (Ayu)

Attempted Hebrew Translation

The discovery report claims this text should be translated as: 

  • To Elihana daughter of Gael 

The letters for this translation in Hebrew would be (left to right):

  1. L    'LYENE
  2. B T     G T L   

Our differing letter assignments are in red. Names are not a translation because any group of letters can be clustered to form a name.

References

A Strong Woman – the First Temple Period Version (2016) Report online at: http://www.antiquities.org.il/Article_eng.aspx?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=4186
This seal was found below the Giv’ati parking lot located on the western slope of Jerusalem.
This seal was found below the Giv’ati parking lot located on the western slope of Jerusalem. Its discovery was reported by the Israel Antiquities Authority on March, 2016. Letter assignments by Olmsted.
Photo showing just how small this Giv’ati parking lot seal is.
Photo showing just how small this Giv’ati parking lot seal is. This could either have been place on a ring and used as a seal or it could have been an inlay on a ritual tool.

Blaming Magical Motion Powers For Lack Of Filtrate (605 BCE Drought)

(April 27, 2023) Yahu must be triggered by fertility-fluids passing through the life network in order to manifest life form. These network channels are edited by eagle-vultures. The letters are in the Hebron pot style.

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 22)

(Read left to right because this is a seal and not a sealing (mirror image). Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  Še’u  ReYu  ESu  Bu (Levant Text 22.1)
  2. NeSu  BaNu  Ya  ESu (Levant Text 22.2)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English

  1. Any-Lack of drunkenness is from shepherding (by magic crafters) the filtrate's nourishments
  2. Distant-Ones are not making-good the filtrate (fertility-fluids). 

Attempted Hebrew Translation

The discovery report (Strong Woman, 2016) claims this seal has the Hebrew name:

  • "Sa‘aryahu ben Shabenyahu"

From the letters (right to left):

  1. B  SEYR'ŠL
  2. SEYNBŠN

This is a failed translation because:

  1. Text read in wrong direction (opposite that of proposed for Levant text 21 found in the same place.
  2. The top line's letter do not even match the name
  3. Names are not a translation because they can cluster any arbitrary group of letters

References

A Strong Woman – the First Temple Period Version (2016) Report online at: http://www.antiquities.org.il/Article_eng.aspx?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=4186
Found in Jerusalem and dating to first temple period. It is important because it is properly provenanced.  Online report at: https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2018-01-01/ty-article-magazine/governor-of-jerusalems-sealing-from-first-temple-era-found-near-western-wall/0000017f-f67c-d887-a7ff-fefc01590000

Magic-Crafters Cause Lack of Sky-Shell Openings (605 BCE Drought)

(April 27, 2023) This sealing was found in Jerusalem under the Western Wall plaza in the context of a First Temple period building.  Image shows a starving couple laying on the ground. The starvation is indicated by having their ribs showing.

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 15.1)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on sealing. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  Pu  Tu  Re'u  Ru (Levant Text 15.1) The letter "T" has its lower half rubbed off

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English. 

  1. Any-Lack of openings is from crafting-magic for shepherding eagle-vultures

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

As reported at archaeology.org, Hebrew scholars think this text says (Our letter assignment differences in red): 

Hebrew

  • L  SR  'R 

In English

  • belonging to the governor of the city

This letter assignment allowed them to think it is similar enough to the Hebrew words "le  sar  ha'ir."  This is a failed translation because it requires a letter be added to the text which does not exist.

This sealing, 1 cm in diameter was discovered in 2009, but not announced until 2015. It was found in an archeological dig at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount. This dig was conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Archaeology under the direction of Dr. Eilat Mazar.  The token was discovered in a refuse dump dated to the time of King Hezekiah (727-698 BCE) or shortly afterwards.  It's rear side shows marks of coarse fabric and thick cords indicating that this token was used as a sealing.
See Clines (2016) for a great history of its discovery and publication.

 Magic Crafters Are Not To Blame for Drought (605 BCE)

(April 15, 2023) The image shows an Egyptian Ankh sign representing life  with a winged sun disk representing the sun god Hu. The text indicates that the lack of Hu is does not affect the flow of the fertility-fluids though the life network. This flow is instead affected by purity customs.

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 17)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on sealing. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  Ḫu  Ḫa[Mu]  Ya  ESu Tu   (Levant Text 17.1)
  2. ZaKu  LaŠu  Ya  ERu (Levant Text 17.2)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English. 

  1. Any-Lack of Hu is not from paral[yzing] the magical filtrate
  2. Purity is not influencing the gathering-place (sky-shell)

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows (different letter assignments in red): 

  1. L  HZ[K]YH  SG belonging to Hezekiah son of
  2. Z  MLŠ  YHR Ahaz king of Judah 

This is a failed and fraudulent translation for the following reasons: 

  1. "son" in Hebrew is BN not SG
  2. "Ahaz" is not just a Z
  3. "king" in Hebrew is MLK not MLŠ
  4. "Judah" is not YHR 

Hezekiah or Hizkiah is spelled in four slightly different ways in the Hebrew scripture (http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Hezekiah.html) 

  1. חזקי הו (ḪZKYHU)(Hezekiahu)
  2. יחזקיהו (YZKYHU) (Yehezekiahu)
  3. חזקיה (ḪZKYH) (Ḫezekiah)  - matches word seen in Hebrew translation
  4. יחזקיה (YZKYHU) (Yehezekiah)

References

Online News Report at: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/12/151202132519.htm
Clines, David (Nov. 2016)  The New Hezekiah Seal: Outstanding Questions. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/29593882/The_New_Hezekiah_Seal_Outstanding_Questions
Mazar, Eilat (2018)  THE OPHEL EXCAVATIONS to the South of the Temple Mount 2009–2013. FINAL REPORTS VOLUME II.  Online at: https://www.academia.edu/38067814/Hebrew_Seal_Impressions_bullae_from_the_Ophel_Area_A2009
So Called "Isaiah Seal" from Jerusalem
This sealing was found in the Giv’ati parking lot excavation in Jerusalem. 
(Picture from Times of Israel, 2018) "Find of Biblical proportions, seal of Prophet Isaiah said found in Jerusalem” By Amanda Borschel-Dan 22 February 2018. Online at: https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-find-of-biblical-proportions-proof-of-prophet-isaiah-believed-unearthed/

Yahu the Revealer Does Not Have Blockages (605 BCE Drought)

(May 25, 2023) This is called the "Isaiah Seal" by some Hebrew scholars.

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 53)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on tablet. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. (missing line)
  2. LeYu  Ṣe'u  YaHu (Levant Text 53.2)
  3. Nu  Bu  I[1] (Levant Text 53.3)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English. 

  1. (missing line)  
  2. Administrators (astrological powers) are blocking Yahu
  3. The Revealer (Yahu) is being nourished by the [high-powers]. 

 Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

  1. (missing line)
  2. Of Isaiah
  3. Prop[het]  

Hebrew word for prophet is: נביא or NBYA. So this Hebrew translation is also a possibility. The evidence to decide between the two would be from the missing top line. All that can be said is that no other Hebrew archaeological texts from this time period have yet been found. Where such claims have been made the letters are in such poor shape that their identification is extremely uncertain.

Reference

Mazar, Eilat (March-April 2018) Is This the Prophet Isaiah’s Signature? Biblical Archaeology Review. Online at: https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/44/2/7
Sealing from a Jerusalem, tomb excavated in 1974 between the eastern wall of the Old City and the Sultan's Pool; Jerusalem, IAA 75-466. Seal made of Bone 14 x 14 x 7 mm.

Jerusalem Drought Is Due To Magical Motion Power Interference (605 BCE Drought)

(March 18, 2023) Image is of a fish which in Akkadian is the word ziqqatu which is the source word of the letter "Z."  The letter by itself is the Akkadian word zu  meaning motion-power "emanations" from the full moon.  

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 60.35)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  ḪaSu  Ya  ADu  Zu (Levant Text 60.35.1) 
  2. BeTu  Ku  UḪu  Ku (Levant 60.35.2)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English. 

  1. Any-Lack is not from blanketing the observer's (full moon's) emanations
  2. The houses (zodiac powers) are involved with the radiant-one's (sun's) agents.

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows: 

  1. Belonging to Hamiohel
  2. daughter of Menahem

Reference

Avigad, Nahman; Sass, Benjamin (1997) Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals. Published by THE ISRAEL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, THE ISRAEL EXPLORA TION SOCIETY, THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, asnd THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/4786835/1997_Avigad_N_revised_and_completed_by_Sass_B_Corpus_of_West_Semitic_stamp_seals_Jerusalem 
This sealing was found in the Giv’ati parking lot excavation in Jerusalem. It has been stained with smoke indicating it was in a fire, most likely from the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE by the Babylonians.
This sealing was found in the Giv’ati parking lot excavation in Jerusalem. It has been stained with smoke indicating it was in a fire, most likely from the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE by the Babylonians.
Under the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II, the Babylonian Empire spread throughout the Middle East. Around 607 BCE King Jehoiakim of Judah became a vassal to Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kings 24:1). After three years of serving Nebuchadnezzar, Jehoiakim of Judah rebelled and once again turned to Egypt for support. After sending his army to deal with Judah’s revolt, Nebuchadnezzar himself left Babylon in 598 BCE to command the army. Arriving in Jerusalem around March of 597 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem and after taking control of the surrounding countryside Jerusalem surrendered.  Nebuchadnezzar exiled all the leading people back to other lands leaving only the poorest people behind (2 Kings 24:8-16).
At that time Nebuchadnezzar appointed King Zedekiah to rule as his vassal but after nine years Zedekiah led Judah in rebellion against Babylon one final time (2 Kings 24–25). Influenced by false prophets and ignoring Jeremiah’s warnings, Zedekiah decided to join a coalition that was being formed by Edom, Moab, Ammon and Phoenicia in rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 27:1-3). This resulted in Nebuchadnezzar again laying siege to Jerusalem. Jerusalem fell in July 587 or 586 BC.  King Zedekiah was taken captive to Babylon after seeing his sons killed before him and then having his eyes plucked out (2 Kings 25). At this time Jerusalem was laid to waste, the temple destroyed, and all the houses burned. The majority of the Jewish people were taken captive, but again, Nebuchadnezzar left a remnant of poor people to serve as farmers and vinedressers (2 Kings 25:12).

Starvation in Jerusalem Blamed on Both Life-Priests And Magic-Crafters (605 BCE Drought)

(April 27, 2023)  Blackened from being in the fire which destroyed Jerusalem.

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 26)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on sealing. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  Nu  Tu  NeKu  Su  Šu (Levant Text 26.1)
  2. ABu  Ru  EKu  LaŠu (Levant Text 26.2)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English. 

  1. Any-Lack of revelations (of life forms) is from the magic-crafters stripping naked Su's activity
  2. Life-priest's eagle-vultures influence starvation 

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

The discovery report claims the letters are (letter differences in red):

  1. L  NTN  MLK 
  2. 'VD  H  MLK

Which translates into English as:

  1. belong to Nathan-Melech, 
  2. servant of the king

This is a failed translation due to the following:

  1. Incorrect and inconsistent letter assignments
  2. MLK is translated inconsistently both as 'king" and as a name.
  3. Names are not a translation because they can be any cluster of letters

References

Borschel-Dan, Amanda (2019) Tiny First Temple find could be first proof of aide to biblical King Josiah.
Times of Israel , March 31. Online at: https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-tiny-first-temple-inscriptions-vastly-enlarge-picture-of-ancient-jerusalem/ 
Bought in Jerusalem. Now at Hebrew University in Jerusalem (number 778). Seal made of pale carnelian with white "patina." 11.5 x 9 x 6 mm.

Enemy Magic Crafters Reducing Nourishments to Judah (605 BCE Drought or Enemy Activity)

(April 27, 2023) 

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 60.102)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  Bu  LaGu  YaBu (Levant Text 60.102.1) 
  2. UṢu  Bu  Ya  ESu (Levant Text 60.102.2) 

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English. 

  1. Any-Lack is being nourished by vibrations from the enemy
  2. The Originator (Yahu?) is not being nourished by the filtrate

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows: 

  1. Belonging to Bilgai son
  2. of Shebanyahu

References

Avigad, Nahman; Sass, Benjamin (1997) Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals. Published by THE ISRAEL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, THE ISRAEL EXPLORATION SOCIETY, THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, and THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/4786835/1997_Avigad_N_revised_and_completed_by_Sass_B_Corpus_of_West_Semitic_stamp_seals_Jerusalem 
Bluish seal was found in the Giv’ati parking lot excavation in Jerusalem.
This seal was found in the Giv’ati parking lot excavation in Jerusalem. 

Lack of Hostility Will Cause Hekate To Allow Life Powers To Once Again Be Manifested (605 BCE Drought)

(Feb 26, 2023)  Kate (Hekate) is the life anti-source goddess and thus a complement to the life source god Alu.

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 27)

(Read left to right because mirror image of its sealing. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  TuŠu  GaBu  Nu (Levant Text 27.1)
  2. KaTe  Nu  Ya  Esu   (Levant Text 27.2)

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English. 

  1.  Any-Lack of hostility will reveal the cistern (life source waters)
  2.  Kate (Hekate) is not revealing the filtrate.

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

The discovery report claims the letters are (letter differences in red):

  1. LTAR  BN  
  2. MTHYHS  

Which makes the name:

  1. "Ikkar Ben 
  2. Matanyahu" 

This is a failed translation due to the following:

  1. Incorrect letter assignments
  2. The last letter "S" is left out of the English translation
  3. Names are not a translation because they can be any cluster of letters 

References


Borschel-Dan, Amanda (2019) Tiny First Temple find could be first proof of aide to biblical King Josiah.
Times of Israel , March 31. Online at: https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-tiny-first-temple-inscriptions-vastly-enlarge-picture-of-ancient-jerusalem/
These two sealings were found at the Temple Western Wall excavation in Jerusalem. 

Conflict Causes a Lack of Nourishments for the High-Ones Which Causes Drought (605 BCE Drought)

(April 18, 2023)  Image is of an opening in the sky shell filled with the powers of the sun.  These two sealings found during an excavation are from the same seal.

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 58)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  A  Lu  Ya  ŠeGi (Levant Text 58.1) 
  2. Bu  Nu  A  Tu  ELu (Levant Text 58.2) 

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English. 

  1. Any-Lack of this is not from lacking conflict
  2. Nourishments are revealing this magic from the high-ones

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads just like seals 70 and 71: 

  1.  (unknown as Israel Museum entry for this is off-line at this time)

References

Israel Museum link: https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/368308-0

Seal found during Nahman Avigad's 1960 excavation of a tomb in Jerusalem. Now at the Israel Museum (number IAA 63-4690. Seal made of white agate, 14 x 12 x 8 mm. 

Prosperity Involves Keeping Astrological Powers of Motion (Activity) Separate From Life Powers (500-400 BCE)

(May 25, 2023) Based on the letter style this seal is later than the others.

Translation in Akkadian (Levant Text 60.62)

(Read right to left. Capital letters on seal. Small letters are inferred Inner vowels. Verb is italic bold)
  1. Lu  ḪaWu UBu  U (Levant Text 60.162.1) 
  2. Ṣu  UKu  Ya (Levant Text 60.162.2) 

(Dual use letters are E/H, I/Y, U/W, and '/A in which vowel appears at beginning of words except for Yahu which is keeping its traditional Hebrew transliteration)

In English 

  1.  Any-Lack of howling is due to the patrollers (planets)
  2.  Activity not being woven (into the network)

Previous Hebrew Translation Attempt

Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows: 

  1. Belonging to Hanan son of
  2. skwy

References

Avigad, Nahman; Sass, Benjamin (1997) Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals. Published by THE ISRAEL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, THE ISRAEL EXPLORATION SOCIETY, THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, and THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM. Online at: https://www.academia.edu/4786835/1997_Avigad_N_revised_and_completed_by_Sass_B_Corpus_of_West_Semitic_stamp_seals_Jerusalem