Wine Jug Bears Herod’s Name
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JERUSALEM — Archeologists sifting through a 2,000-year-old garbage dump at Masada unearthed the remains of a clay wine jug inscribed with the name of King Herod.
The Latin inscription says either “Herod, King of Judea” or “Herod, King of the Jews,” archeologist Ehud Netzer said Monday.
Netzer said it was the first time the full title of Herod had been found in an inscription.
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