LMLK seal

LMLK seals were stamped on the handles of large storage jars in and around Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah (circa 700 BC) based on several complete jars found in situ buried under a destruction layer caused by Sennacherib at Lachish. None of the original seals have been found, but about 2,000 impressions (also referred to as stamps) made by at least 21 seal types have been published. Photos of more than 600 stamps on broken handles are viewable on the LMLK Research website.

References

• {{Book reference | Author=Grena, G.M. | Year=2004 | Title=LMLK--A Mystery Belonging to the King vol. 1 | Publisher=Redondo Beach, California: 4000 Years of Writing History | ID=ISBN 0-9748786-0-X}}
• {{Book reference | Author=Mazar, Amihai, and Panitz-Cohen, Nava, (eds.) | Year=2001 | Title=Timnah (Tel Batash) II, the Finds from the First Millennium BCE, Text. Qedem 42, Monographs of the Institute of Archaeology | Publisher=Jerusalem, Israel: The Hebrew University | ID= }}
• {{Book reference | Author=Ussishkin, David | Year=2004 | Title=The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973 – 1994) Volumes 1 and 4 | Publisher=Tel Aviv, Israel: Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University | ID=ISBN 965-5-266-017}}
• {{Book reference | Author=Vaughn, Andrew G. | Year=1999 | Title=Theology, History, and Archaeology in the Chronicler's Account of Hezekiah | Publisher=Scholars Press; Atlanta, Georgia | ID=ISBN 0-7885-0594-7}}
• {{Journal reference issue | Author=Warren, Charles | Year=1870 | Title=Phoenician inscription on jar handles | Journal=Palestine Exploration Quarterly | Volume=2 | Issue=September 30 | Pages=372}}