Inscriptions
Stone, pottery, and metal inscriptions that name people, places, and events found in the Bible — the strongest extra-biblical anchors for the historical books of the Old and New Testaments.
Collection in curation
Planned entries
- — Tel Dan Stele (9th c. BC) — earliest extra-biblical reference to “House of David”
- — Moabite Stone (Mesha Stele, c. 840 BC) — parallel account to 2 Kings 3
- — Taylor Prism / Sennacherib's Annals — Assyrian record of the siege of Jerusalem
- — Pilate Stone (Caesarea Maritima, 1961) — the only contemporary inscription naming Pontius Pilate
- — Caiaphas Ossuary — high priestly family burial box
- — Nazareth Inscription, Gallio Inscription, Erastus Inscription
- — Siloam Inscription (Hezekiah's Tunnel) and the LMLK stamps
Each entry will include image, transcription, translation, find context, and a link to the best scholarly edition.