Editing Kingdom of Judah (section)

=== LMLK seals ===
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[[File:Lmlk_Seals_-_Hecht_Museum,_Israel_1.JPG|thumb|Storage jars handles marked with LMLK seals, [[Hecht Museum]]]]
[[LMLK seal]]s are archaic Hebrew [[stamp seal]]s on the handles of large storage jars dating from the reign of King [[Hezekiah]] (circa 700 BCE) discovered mostly in and around [[Jerusalem]]. Several complete jars were found ''[[in situ]]'' buried under a [[destruction layer]] caused by [[Sennacherib]] at [[Tel Lachish]].<ref>Ussishkin (2004), ''The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish'', p. 89 ("As the work of the renewed excavations developed it became clear that the destruction of Level III must be assigned to Sennacherib's attack in 701 BCE.").</ref> None of the original seals has been found, but some 2,000 impressions made by at least 21 seal types have been published.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The LMLK Research Website|url=http://www.lmlk.com/research/|website=www.lmlk.com}}</ref>

LMLK stands for the Hebrew letters ''[[lamedh]] [[mem]] lamedh [[kaph]]'' ({{langx|he|לְמֶלֶךְ|ləmeleḵ|links=no}}), which can be translated as:
* "[belonging] to the king" [of Judah]
* "[belonging] to King" (name of a person or deity)
* "[belonging] to the government" [of Judah]
* "[to be sent] to the King"