A new study has deciphered a mysterious inscription on a jar unearthed in Israel that lists an ingredient for making incense.
For more than a decade, archaeologists have struggled to decipher an inscription carved into the neck of a broken jar that dates back to King Solomon's reign in ancient Israel. Now, researchers have finally revealed the mysterious message's meaning.
The text on the jar reads"ladanum 5," a reference to labdanum , an aromatic, plant-derived resin that was used to make incense, according to a Hebrew University of Jerusalem statement . "The vessel is locally made, and the inscription was engraved by a Sabaean speaker holding a position related to incense," study author Daniel Vainstub , an archaeologist at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, told Live Science in an email."That proves a strong relation between the two kingdoms."
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