Chinese inscription exposes trade secrets in ancient Jerusalem

Chinese inscription exposes trade secrets in ancient Jerusalem

A sensational find was made for excavations in Jerusalem: a fragment of a porcelain shell with a Chinese inscription from the 16th century. This inscription is considered the oldest acquaintance of its kind in Israel and proves the close trade relationships between China and the country, which was then Ottoman. The inscription on the shell, which is provided with the phrase "We will be the eternal spring forever", comes from the Ming dynasty and was discovered on the Zionsberg in Jerusalem, as the Catholic news agency (KNA) reports.

historical meaning

The bowl dates to the period between 1520 and 1570, an era in which historical records about close trade contacts, including about 20 official delegations of the Ottoman Empire in China. This represents the significant connection between the two cultures and their exchange, as the Israeli ancient authority announced.

In addition, an ancient lice comb, which was discovered in Tel Lachish in 2017, is considered the oldest inscription in the world. On this comb, written down in the Canaanean script, the sentence is: "May this tusks can exterminate the lice from the hair and the beard." This inscription is the first fully deciphered sentence in this writing, which raises the comb into an important archaeological highlight, report the Star magazine and the Jerusalem Post.

This comb is a fascinating testimony of the human written expression and could be on the year 1700 BC. BC. It not only shows the manual skill of the time, but also the everyday problems of problems such as head lice, which were present in every company, also in the upper layer. Both the shell and the lice combing shed light on the commercial and life practices in ancient Israel and illustrate how deeply rooted the cultural exchange was.