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The Khirbet Beit Lei graffiti are seven inscriptions in Hebrew in various states of preservation found in the excavations at Khirbet Beit Lei.

Inscription A, from the Israel Museum
Of particular interest is one inscription containing a very early appearance in Hebrew of the name 𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤋𐤌 (Jerusalem).
This inscription, dated to the 6th century BCE is the second oldest Hebrew inscription mentioning Jerusalem.
An older papyrus dated to the 7th century BCE mentions a delivery of wine to Jerusalem.
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