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LMLK seals are ancient Hebrew seals stamped on the handles of large storage jars dating from reign of King Hezekiah (circa 700 BC) discovered mostly in and around Jerusalem. Several complete jars were found ''in situ'' buried under a destruction layer caused by Sennacherib at Lachish.〔Ussishkin (2004), ''The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish'', p. 89 ("As the work of the renewed excavations developed it became clear that the destruction of Level III must be assigned to Sennacherib's attack in 701 BCE.").〕 While none of the original seals have been found, some 2,000 impressions made by at least 21 seal types have been published.〔(LMLK Research website )〕 ==למלך== LMLK stands for the Hebrew letters ''lamedh mem lamedh kaph'' (vocalized, ''lamelekh''), which can be translated as: * "() to the king" (of Judah) * "() to King" (name of a person or deity) * "() to the government" (of Judah) * "(be sent ) to the King" As a prepositional prefix, the lamedh (ל) has either a genitive or dative function, and the "to" in each of the above readings can also be read as "for" or "of". The other three letters form the word "melech"; as shown above, its translation can refer to a specific king, to any king, or to the king's government. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LMLK seal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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