While ancient Chinese porcelain has been found in Israel before, this is the first discovery featuring actual Chinese inscription.

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First Chinese inscription in Jerusalem unearthed at Mount Zion

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'We will forever keep the eternal spring': Earliest known Chinese inscription in Israel, from about 500 years ago, discovered on Mount Zion in Jerusalem.

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In Jerusalem: Earliest known Chinese inscription in Israel discovered on Mt. Zion

The earliest archaeological evidence of relations between the Land of Israel and China has been uncovered in Jerusalem: in a recent archaeological excavation conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Protestant Institute of Archaeology on Mount Zion, a rare inscription from the 16th century AD was discovered on top of a fragment of a porcelain bowl, inscribed in Chinese: “We will never guard the eternal spring.” 
For the past three y…

העדות הארכיאולוגית הקדומה ביותר ליחסים בין ארץ ישראל לסין נחשפה בירושלים: בחפירה ארכיאולוגית שניהלו לאחרונה רשות העתיקות והמכון הפרוטסטנטי לארכיאולוגיה בהר ציון, התגלתה על גבי שבר של קערת פורצלן כתובת נדירה מהמאה ה-16 לספירה, כתובה בשפה הסינית: "לעולם נשמור על האביב הנצחי". 
בשלוש השנים האחרונות מתנהל בהר ציון פרויקט חפירות משותף לרשות העתיקות ולמכון הפרוטסטנטי הגרמני לארכיאולוגיה (GPIA). עיקר הממצאים שנחשפים בחפירה, אותה מוביל פרופ' דיטר פיווגר…

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The oldest Chinese inscription in Israel has been uncovered in Jerusalem - Walla Tourism

While Chinese porcelain has been unearthed in Israel before, this marked the first discovery of an inscribed piece.

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Earliest Chinese Inscription in Israel Discovered in Jerusalem

Excavations on Mount Zion recently revealed a rare Ming-era porceline with 'Forever we will guard the eternal spring,' raising questions as to how it arrived from thousands of miles away

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Oldest Chinese writing ever found in Israel uncovered in Jerusalem

While Chinese porcelain from ancient times has been found in Israel before, this is the first piece to bear an inscription. Inscribed were the words, “Forever we will guard the eternal spring.”
The discovery was made during a joint excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology. Most artifacts unearthed in the Mount Zion digs date back to the Byzantine and Second Temple periods, over 1,500 years…

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Jerusalem Yields First-Ever Chinese Inscription in Archaeological Dig

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Chinese inscription on […] The post 500-Year-Old Chinese Inscription Uncovered in Israel’s Mount Zion Excavation appeared first on The Media Line.

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500-Year-Old Chinese Inscription Uncovered in Israel's Mount Zion Excavation - The Media Line

The bowl, dating back to 1520–1570, hails from the Ming Dynasty, a period known for its exquisite porcelain production and expansive trade networks, the Antiquities Authority said.

Jerusalem Unveils First-Ever Chinese Inscription Found in Archaeological Discovery

Within the framework of a project of excavations on Mount Zion, led by Professor Dieter Vieweger, and coordinated by the Antiquities Authority of Israel (IAA) and the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology (GPIA), numerous findings from the Byzantine period and the Second Temple period, more than 1,500 years ago, have been discovered. However, recently they found a less ancient artifact but no less surprising, as it shows unexpected historic…

En el marco de un proyecto de excavaciones en el Monte Sion, lideradas por el profesor Dieter Vieweger, y coordinadas por la Autoridad de Antigüedades de Israel (IAA) y el Instituto Protestante Alemán de Arqueología (GPIA), se han descubierto numerosos hallazgos de la época bizantina y el período del Segundo Templo, de hace más de 1.500 años.    Sin embargo, recientemente encontraron un artefacto menos antiguo pero no por eso menos sorprendente,…

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