Samaria Ostraca
The Samaria Ostraca are 102 ostraca found in 1910 in excavations in Sebastia, Nablus (ancient Samaria) led by George Andrew Reisner of the Harvard Semitic Museum. Of the 102, only 63 are legible. The ostraca are written in the paleo-Hebrew alphabet, which very closely resemble those of the Siloam Inscription, but show a slight development of the cursive script. The primary inscriptions are known as KAI 183–188.
| Samaria Ostraca | |
|---|---|
Sketch of a selection of ostraca | |
| Material | Clay ostraca |
| Writing | Paleo-Hebrew script |
| Created | c. 850–750 BC |
| Discovered | 1910 |
| Present location | Istanbul Archaeology Museums |
These ostraca were found in the treasury of the palace of Ahab, king of Israel (Samaria) and probably date about his period, 850–750 BC. They are currently held in the collection of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
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