The Darius inscription.
(photo credit: SHAI HALEVI / ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY)
(Jerusalem Post) — An inscription bearing the name of Persian King Darius the Great was discovered in Tel Lachish National Park, the first discovery of an inscription bearing the king’s name anywhere in Israel.
The discovery was made by Eylon Levy, the international media adviser to President Isaac Herzog.
Levy reportedly chanced on a 2,500-year-old potsherd with the inscribed letters of the ancient king and reported it to the Antiquities Authority.
The inscription reads “Year 24 of Darius,” which dates to 498 BCE. The king’s reign began in 522 BCE and ended in 486 BCE.
Darius the Great was the father of Xerxes I, who is identified with King Ahasuerus from the Purim story.
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