Type: Replica Bullae of Isaiah the Prophet

In 2009, archaeologists unearthed a bullae with the name Isaiah on it. It was found only feet away from where a Hezekiah bullae was found (see the bullae or seal impressions in this case for a pressing of the Hezekiah bullae). This is important because Isaiah prophesied and was a close confident of King Hezekiah. Unfortunately the bullae was damaged when they found it. As you can see, the top part was broken. Archaeologists believe that the top portion contained an image of a deer or doe; however, this is very speculative. The other damage was caused by the thumbprint of the person who pressed the seal into the clay (probably Isaiah himself). This thumbprint is on the left side of the bullae and has caused last letters to be distorted. The Middle section contains the name Isaiah. The bottom section contains three clear letters in ancient Hebrew ‘nvy’. The word for prophet is ‘nvya.’ Many archaeologists believe that the thumb of the person caused the last letter (the Herbrew Aleph or English A) to be obscured. Nonetheless, many strongly believe that this bullae reads “Isaiah Prophet”.