Mount Ebal lead object

Mount Ebal lead object
MaterialLead sheet
Size2 cm × 2 cm (0.79 in × 0.79 in)
DiscoveredDecember 2019
Mount Ebal, West Bank
32°14′7″N 35°16′9″E / 32.23528°N 35.26917°E / 32.23528; 35.26917

The Mount Ebal Lead Object (also known as the 'Mount Ebal Curse Tablet') is a folded lead sheet reportedly found on Mount Ebal in the West Bank, near Nablus, in December 2019. The artifact was discovered by a team of archaeologists led by Scott Stripling.

Stripling's team claims it is the oldest known Hebrew inscription, preceding the Khirbet Qeiyafa ostracon by at least two centuries (with the curse tablet dated to around 1200 BC). The tablet has been the subject of scholarly skepticism, centered around tardy peer review and sensational claims with little evidence to back them up. Most of the skeptics contend it contains no legible writing at all.

The alleged inscription was published in May 2023. The claimed findings were nearly universally rejected by scholarly commentators.

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