Medieval History
An Arabic inscription that bears the name of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, and the date ?1229 of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah?, was recently deciphered by Professor Moshe Sharon and Ami Shrager of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During the deciphering it became evident that this is a rare archaeological find ? the only one of its kind.
The 800-years-old inscription was fixed years ago in the wall of a building in Tel Aviv. The original location of the gray marble slab, on which the inscription is engraved, was probably in Jaffa?s city wall.
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Medieval History
Crusader inscription by Frederick II discovered in Israel
An Arabic inscription that bears the name of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, and the date ?1229 of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah?, was recently deciphered by Professor Moshe Sharon and Ami Shrager of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During the deciphering it became evident that this is a rare archaeological find ? the only one of its kind.
The 800-years-old inscription was fixed years ago in the wall of a building in Tel Aviv. The original location of the gray marble slab, on which the inscription is engraved, was probably in Jaffa?s city wall.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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