A 2,700-year-old tombstone marking the final resting place of King Uzziah, who ruled over Judah from about 767 to 737 BCE, has been acquired by Mayor Teddy Kollek of Jerusalem for the Israel Museum where it has gone on view. The 11-inch by 12-inch limestone plaque was purchased from the White Russian Orthodox Church in New York for $150,000. It bears an Aramaic inscription, “Hither were brought the remains of the bones of Uzziah, King of Judah.Do Not Open.”
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